clam學測 L6KK [ˈklæm] | /ˈklæm/
蛤蜊;文蛤·蛤蜊肉·美元(俚語)
蛤蜊竟是美式俚語裡的一塊錢。
At low tide, we dug for clams and filled a whole bucket in an hour.
退潮時我們挖蛤蜊,一小時就裝滿了一整桶。
一個畫面:挖沙剝殼取物
沙灘挖蛤彎腰在沙地裡摸找蛤蜊
剝殼取肉撬開兩片硬殼舀出蛤肉
掏錢俚語美國人稱一塊錢為clam
義項
沙中蛤蜊C2noun蛤蜊;文蛤
We dug in the wet sand and found five clams near the shore.
我們在濕沙裡挖,在岸邊附近找到五顆蛤蜊。
dig for clamsfresh clams
熱湯蛤肉C2noun蛤蜊肉
My family had warm clam soup for dinner when it rained all day.
外面下了一整天雨,我家晚餐吃溫熱的蛤蜊湯。
clam soupsteamed clams
掏錢俚語C2noun美元(俚語)
I only had a few clams in my wallet, so I could not buy a new toy.
我錢包裡只剩幾塊錢,所以買不起一個新玩具。
a few clams
片語
clam up閉殼噤聲 →突然閉口不說話
dig for clams彎腰挖沙 →彎腰在沙裡尋找蛤蜊
a few clams掏幾塊錢 →口袋僅剩幾塊美金
你會不會這樣說?
'I only had a few clams in my wallet, so I could not buy a new toy.' 這裡的 clams 最可能是什麼意思?(A) 蛤蜊 (B) 美元俚語 (C) 挖蛤蜊的動作
看答案
(B)
此句提到錢包和買東西,clam 在此指美元俚語,並非蛤蜊本身。
'clam up' 最接近下列何者?(A) 挖蛤蜊 (B) 突然閉口不說話 (C) 賺很多錢
看答案
(B)
clam up 像蛤蜊閉殼一樣突然不出聲,語意等同噤聲。
字族
shellfish 貝類;甲殼類海鮮・clamshell 蛤殼;掀蓋式外殼