clam

蛤蜊、蛤、文蛤

We steamed a bucket of clams with garlic and white wine.

我們用蒜頭和白酒蒸了一桶蛤蜊。

蛤蜊肉

The chowder was thick and full of sweet clam.

這道濃湯很稠，裡面滿是鮮甜的蛤蜊肉。

美元、塊錢美式口語、舊式

The old guitar cost me only fifty clams.

那把舊吉他只花了我五十塊錢。

挖蛤蜊、採蛤

We spent the morning clamming along the muddy shore.

我們整個早上都在泥灘邊挖蛤蜊。

閉口不言、不吭聲口語

He clammed up as soon as the reporters asked about money.

記者一問到錢的事，他就閉口不言。