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go clamming
Every summer, we go clamming on the beach.
每年夏天，我们去海滩捞蛤。
挖蛤蜊；采蛤
clamming — present participle of clam
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
挖蛤蜊；采蛤
gather clams by digging in the sand by the ocean
Every summer, we go clamming on the beach.
每年夏天，我们去海滩捞蛤。
在海边沙中挖蛤蜊
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
clam
Base
原形
clams
3rd person
第三人称单数
clamming
-ing
现在分词
clammed
Past
过去式
clammed
Past participle
过去分词
They clam at dawn.
他们黎明挖蛤蜊。
Yesterday, we clammed for hours.
昨天我们挖了几个小时蛤蜊。
She is clamming on the shore.
她正在岸边挖蛤蜊。
They clammed for hours but found only a few clams.
他们挖了几个小时的蛤蜊，但只找到几个。
He enjoys clamming with his grandpa every summer.
他喜欢每年夏天和爷爷一起挖蛤蜊。
She clammed along the shore, hoping to find enough for dinner.
她沿着海岸挖蛤蜊，希望能找到足够做晚餐的。
Every summer, we go clamming on the beach.
每年夏天，我们去海滩捞蛤。
They clammed all day to fill their buckets.
他们一整天都在捞蛤以装满桶。
We spent the afternoon clamming in the estuary.
我们整个下午都在河口捞蛤。
Not this
I clam every weekend.
Use this
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。
Not this
He clammed a lot of clams.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use clamming naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/。
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