Clam

(noun.) burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness.

(noun.) flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams.

(verb.) gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean.

编辑:沃尔夫冈

• One of the most common is the clam-shell dredge, consisting of a pair of large, heavy iron jaws, hinged at the back, in general form resembling a pair of huge clam shells. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Some of these are of the clam-shell type, some employ the scoop and lever, others an endless series of buckets. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The recovery of the oyster, clam and other edible shell-fish is also a feature of the work which the Lake Company has in view. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• For the clam chowder they used the same four clams during the whole season, and the average number of flies per pie was seven. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Then we ate _paella_ with fresh sea food, clams in their shells, mussels, crayfish, and small eels. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• One can not buy and pay for two cents' worth of clams without trouble and a quarrel. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• For the clam chowder they used the same four clams during the whole season, and the average number of flies per pie was seven. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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