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claver

/kley-ver, klah-/US // ˈkleɪ vər, ˈklɑ- //UK // (ˈkleɪvə) //

蛤蜊,蛤仔,蛤蚧,蛤蟆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Scot. and North England.

    • : idle talk; gossip.

Examples

  • His work was revolting, but Claver loved it, and as soon as a vessel arrived he was on hand with his interpreters.

  • Peter Claver had to wait for thirty-eight years before going to join his venerable friend.

  • De claver Waytie was a hill leading to a spring covered with grass, where the young maidens used to bleach their linen.

  • We set sail in the evening, and came to Claver Rack, sixteen miles further down, where we also took in some grain in the evening.

  • “I dropped in to have a look at the remains of Pedro Claver to-day,” his new friend remarked.