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a [singular noun]
使用不定冠词 a 表示单数个体。
I found a clam on the beach.
我在沙滩上发现了一只蛤蜊。
蛤蜊；蛤
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蛤蜊；蛤
a burrowing marine mollusk with a shell that closes tightly
I found a clam on the beach.
我在沙滩上发现了一只蛤蜊。
生活在沙子或泥土中的掘地海洋软体动物；壳紧闭如钳
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
面值一美元的纸币
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
硬壳或软壳蛤蜊的肉
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
I found a clam under the wet sand near the water.
我在水边的湿沙下发现了一只蛤蜊。
The children collected several clams from the beach and put them in a bucket.
孩子们从海滩上捡了几只蛤蜊，然后把它们放进桶里。
The clam closed its shell tightly when I picked it up.
我捡起它时，那只蛤蜊紧紧合上了壳。
使用不定冠词 a 表示单数个体。
I found a clam on the beach.
我在沙滩上发现了一只蛤蜊。
复数主语后接形容词补足语。
Fresh clams are delicious.
新鲜的蛤蜊很美味。
名词 clam 用作定语修饰另一个名词，通常用单数形式。
Clam chowder is a classic soup.
蛤蜊浓汤是一种经典汤品。
Not this
I like clam very much.
Use this
I like clams very much.
中文中“蛤蜊”作为食物常被视为不可数名词，但英语中clam是可数名词，表示种类时通常用复数形式。因此，表示喜欢某种食物时，应用复数clams。
Not this
I found clam on the beach.
Use this
I found a clam on the beach.
可数名词单数前需加不定冠词a或an。clam是单数可数名词，所以应说a clam。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蛤蜊浓汤
We had a bowl of clam chowder for lunch.
我们午餐喝了一碗蛤蜊浓汤。
蛤蜊壳
She found a perfect clam shell on the beach.
她在沙滩上发现了一个完整的蛤蜊壳。
炸蛤蜊
The seafood restaurant is famous for its fried clams.
这家海鲜餐馆以炸蛤蜊闻名。
挖蛤蜊
Clam digging requires a permit in this state.
在这个州挖蛤蜊需要许可证。
蛤蜊酱汁
This pasta is served with a white clam sauce.
这道意大利面配白蛤蜊酱汁。
非常快活；心满意足
She got the job she wanted, so she was happy as a clam.
她得到了想要的工作，所以快活极了。
闭口不谈；守口如瓶
Every time the conversation turned to money, he would clam up.
每当谈话转到钱上，他就会闭口不谈。
鱼儿在歌唱，蛤蜊在嬉戏。
Lyric from Sebastian's song "Under the Sea" in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989), celebrating life under the ocean.
出自迪士尼动画电影《小美人鱼》（1989）中塞巴斯丁演唱的歌曲《在那海底》，赞美海底生活。
Use clam naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把clam想成clamp（钳子）少个p：蛤蜊闭壳像钳子夹紧，嘴严实；另可记作一美元纸币的俗称。
语域：mixed 常见场景：seafood menus and recipes、biology or nature writing、US slang for a one-dollar bill clam 作名词时，最常见的是指蛤蜊或蛤蜊肉，通常用于烹饪、餐饮和生物话题，语气较为中性；在美国口语里也可指一美元纸币，比较随意。具体语气需看语境。
以上词都与 clam /klæm/ 押韵，都读 /æm/。注意形近异音词：calm /kɑːm/、palm /pɑːm/ 中的 al 读 /ɑː/；claim /kleɪm/ 中的 ai 读 /eɪ/；clan /klæn/ 虽拼写像 clam，但结尾是 /n/。
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