Clam



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 蛤蜊, 蛤肉

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clamm bond, fetter; akin to Old High German klamma constriction and perhaps to Latin glomus ball
• Date: before 12th century
• clamp, clasp

II. noun

• Usage: often attributive
• Etymology: ［sup］1［/sup］clam; from the clamping action of the shells
• Date: circa 1520
• 1.
  • a. any of numerous edible marine bivalve mollusks living in sand or mud
  • b. a freshwater mussel
• 2. a stolid or closemouthed person
• 3. clamshell
• 4. dollar 3

III. intransitive verb (clammed; clamming)

• Date: 1636
• to gather clams especially by digging
• ? clammer noun

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