| 词汇 | clam |
| 释义 | clam noun[ C ] uk /klæm/ us /klæm/ a type of sea creature with a shell in two parts that can close together tightly, and a soft body that can be eaten蛤，蛤蜊 DPFishCo/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Sea creatures abalone amphipod anemone barnacle barrier reef crab cray crayfish crustacean cuttlefish lobster marron mollusc mussel octopus shipworm shrimp snow crab soft-shell clam squid He also eats some geoducks – one of the world’s biggest clams. This is one of the biggest species of clam. He cut the dirt up with his stone ax, and threw it out with a clam shell. In the same way herring-gulls lift sea-urchins and clams in their bills, and let them fall on the rocks so that the shells are broken. Mr. Graves's appetite was good, and the clam pie was good. Place the clams, after being opened, in a kettle with enough cold water to cover. Separate the hard from the soft parts of the clams. clam | American Dictionaryclam noun[ C ] us/klæm/ a type of sea creature with a hard shell in two parts, or its soft body that can be eaten raw or cooked Examples of clamclam Changes have propagated through benthic invertebrates, with the macrofauna changing from echinoids and large clams to opportunistic brittle stars and polychaetes. Pennsylvanian insect biostratigraphy is comparatively new and is being developed in conjunction with that of other non-marine animals, notably conchostracans (clam shrimps). In animal systems, studies on the activation of sea urchin and clam eggs have also found changes in enzyme activity and location. The upturned clam shell has the appearance of an open right hand. This activity is banned in almost all of the immense lagoon because clams have been contaminated by local industrial plants. Apart from an increase in the population of anadontid clams, enhanced immune responses in the fish also reflect much improvement in water quality. This suggests that the recovery of the polluted lake involved increased populations of anadontid clams in shallow waters. Cantilevering over the narrow opening is a rectangular wrought-iron frame, fixed to the floor at intermediate points and supporting a giant clam shell and seven candles. One of the great plankton feeders is that group of shellfish which includes the oysters, mussels and clams. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Experimental fisheries are promoted and extended to cephalopods and clams. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Dealing with the military authorities as we know them, we know they consider that their claim is the first and only clam. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here you have this clam of the community that is earning from £500 to £800 a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the clams then to become established as a colony, the process would have to be followed through all over again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can he confirm that the cages in which the clams are held will prevent the larvae escaping? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let them now be a "cooked clam" for a change and say something that will be to the delight and taste of us all! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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