clam up

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  • v.〈非正式〉一声不吭;沉默不语;三缄其口
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    PHRASAL VERB (常因害羞或避免说漏嘴)不再开口,闭口不言
    If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.

    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。

verb

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refuse to talk or stop talking;fall silent
The children shut up when their father approached
Synonym: close up dummy up shut up belt up button up be quiet keep mum

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  1. 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。

  2. Don 't clam up just when the story is getting interesting .

    别到故事正有趣时就不讲了。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. After giving your price , clam up .

    给了你的价格之后,便要一言不发。

  6. 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!

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. I won 't clam up on you .

    我不会对你这么说的。

  12. You can 't clam up .

    你不能沉默。

  13. 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。