| 单词 | clam up |
| 释义 | clam up (once / 93805 pages) v WORD FAMILY clam up: clammed up, clamming up, clams up USAGE EXAMPLESAnd whenever a law enforcement official stopped by to try to draw him out, he clammed up. New York Times(Oct 24, 2016) But when Hussein said he was looking for a local Islamic State fighter named Omar Abdel Salem, the man clammed up. Los Angeles Times(Nov 02, 2016) “I went to interview him and he clammed up — even though he was fine with it initially,” he says. Los Angeles Times(Oct 27, 2016) v refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent Syn|Ant be quiet, belt up, button up, close up, dummy up, keep mum, shut up open up talk freely and without inhibition |
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