clam up

英 [klæm ʌp]

美 [klæm ʌp]

（常因害羞或避免说漏嘴）不再开口，闭口不言

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (常因害羞或避免说漏嘴)不再开口，闭口不言
  If someoneclams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
  1. As soon as I told her my name, she clammed up.
     我告诉她我的名字后，她就什么也不说了。

英英释义

verb

• refuse to talk or stop talking
  1. The children shut up when their father approached
  Synonym:close updummy upshut upbelt upbutton upbe quietkeep mum

双语例句

• Normally chatty Mckinsey partners clam up when asked about the race.
  平时喋喋不休的麦肯锡合伙人在被问及这场赛马的时候三缄其口。
• Men will always clam up when they feel pressured by a woman.
  男人在感受到女人的压力时总，是拒不开口的。
• He'll get used to your methods, and then he'll clam up.
  他习惯你的手法之后会拒答。
• Hey, clam up, will you? I've heard enough already about how hard you work!
  你别说了，行不行？我已经听够了你说自己工作多卖力的话了！
• It's often human nature for people to clam up when they're having trouble doing their job, and certainly most developers don't want to look bad in the eyes of their manager.
  当人们在工作中遇到问题时，他们通常绝口不提，这通常是人的本性。当然多数的开发人员不想让开发经理觉得他不能够完成分配的任务。
• Hand the biggest extrovert a microphone and they tend to clam up.
  给最外向的人一台麦克风，他们也会变得缄默。
• As soon as I told her my name, she clammed up.
  我告诉她我的名字后，她就什么也不说了。
• Will you clam up! The boss is talking. If you won't keep quiet you can get out.
  请你保持安静！老板在说话。
• He used to clam up if you tried to ask him about his childhood.
  以前如果你试图问他的童年，他会拒不开口的。
• South Koreans do not understand what we say and ask us to repeat ourselves. Then we clam up and become shy.
  韩国人听不懂我们的话，让我们一再重复，于是我们变得很害羞，不爱开口。