clams

英 [klæmz]

美 [klæmz]

n. 蛤; 蛤蜊; 蚌
v. （在沙滩上）挖蛤; 保持沉默，闭嘴不言; 嘴紧
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柯林斯词典

noun

This, scientists say, shows that sea urchins are closer kin to humans than beetles, flies, crabs, and clams.
科学家们说，这表明海胆与人类的关系比甲虫、蝇、蟹和蛤更近。
Hey! Now she's eating my clams casino!
嗨！现在她在吃我的牡蛎了！
That's'cause I had spicy clams.
那是因为我吃了辣蛤蛎。
The restaurant's specialities are fried clams.
这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。
Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes.
大西洋海岸产的硬壳圆蛤类；大蛤通常作杂烩用，其他蛤做菜。
I have fish, oysters and clams. Could you help me clean them?
我有鱼，蚝和蚌，能否请你帮我洗呢？
Shelled animals like clams.
象蛤一样的有壳动物。
A thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk.
蛤、番茄、洋葱、咸猪肉和牛奶做成的稠杂烩汤。
( zoology) used of mollusks having two shells ( as clams etc.).
（动物学）用于形容有两个壳的软体动物（如蛤等）。
The biggest losers included clams and pencil urchins; their exoskeletons dissolved at the highest CO2 levels.
受到损害最严重的包括蛤蚌和石笔海胆，它们的外骨骼在高水平的二氧化碳环境下溶解了。