Word · Frequency #22938
clam
挖蛤蜊；采蛤
gather clams by digging in the sand by the ocean
- 1.
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
在海边沙中挖蛤蜊
在海边沙中挖蛤蜊；捞蛤
In use
They clammed for hours but found only a few clams.
He enjoys clamming with his grandpa every summer.
She clammed along the shore, hoping to find enough for dinner.
go clamming
Every summer, we go clamming on the beach.
每年夏天，我们去海滩捞蛤。
to clam
They clammed all day to fill their buckets.
他们一整天都在捞蛤以装满桶。
clamming [location]
We spent the afternoon clamming in the estuary.
我们整个下午都在河口捞蛤。
Verb forms
base clam · third person clams · -ing clamming · past clammed · past participle clammed
Common mistakes
I clam every weekend.I go clamming every weekend.
英语中，动词clam常以go clamming短语形式表示活动，单独使用clam作谓语不自然。
He clammed a lot of clams.He clammed for a lot of clams.
动词clam作‘捞蛤’解时是不及物动词，不能直接带宾语，要用介词for引出捞的对象。
Connections
Collocations
- go clamming
- 去挖蛤蜊
- In summer, tourists love to go clamming along the coast.夏天，游客喜欢去沿海挖蛤蜊。
- spend the day clamming
- 花一整天挖蛤蜊
- We spent the whole day clamming and returned with a full bucket.我们花了一整天挖蛤蜊，带回满满一桶。
- clam at low tide
- 退潮时挖蛤蜊
- Locals usually clam at low tide in the morning.当地人通常在早晨退潮时挖蛤蜊。
Idioms & figurative uses
- clam up
- 沉默不语；拒不开口He clammed up when the police asked him questions.当警察问他问题时，他闭口不言。
- as happy as a clam
- 非常快乐；极其满足After finishing her work, she was as happy as a clam.完成工作后，她非常开心。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象在海边蹲着挖沙找蛤蜊，蛤蜊壳“咔”一声合上，clam 就是“挖蛤蜊”这个动作。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：beach、tidal flats、low tide 这个词作动词时没有明显的正式或口语色彩，多用于描述在海边沙滩或滩涂挖蛤蜊的具体动作；常见于日常叙述和户外活动语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 clam /klæm/ 押韵：ham, jam, ram, yam, dam, lamb（b 不发音）。注意 calm /kɑːm/、claim /kleɪm/ 拼写相似但发音不同；clamp /klæmp/ 虽以 clam 开头，但末尾有 /p/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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