clam

clam — noun

1. a small ocean animal whose soft fleshy interior is enclosed by two flat, roundis

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small ocean animal whose soft fleshy interior is enclosed by two flat, roundish shells that close tightly together; it is often found buried in coastal sands and gathered for eating.

例句

The restaurant serves fresh clams with garlic butter every Friday evening.

collocation: fresh clams + garlic butter

The children spent the afternoon digging for clams at the beach near their house.

collocation: dig for clams

同義詞
  • mussel

    a similar shellfish with a darker, thinner shell that is usually blue-black in colour

  • oyster

    another bivalve shellfish eaten raw or cooked, with a rougher, more irregular shell

  • scallop

    a shellfish with a fan-shaped shell that has ridges; the large round muscle inside is the part commonly eaten

文法句型

plural form 'clams' for food references

用法筆記

When referring to clams as food on a plate, the plural form 'clams' is more common than the singular ('a plate of steamed clams' not 'a plate of steamed clam').

clam — verb