clam up
英音[ klæm ʌp ] 美音[ klæm ʌp ]

拒绝交谈。

常用释义

词性释义

变得沉默:指变得不说话,拒绝交谈。
例句
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1·Every time they were used, the detainee would clam up as they were scared that anything they said would make that pressure increase.
每次使用它们时,受审者都保持沉默,好像他们害怕一旦说了什么,就会增加压力。
2·Will you clam up! The boss is talking.
请你保持安静!老板在说话。
3·You can't clam up.
你不能沉默。
4·He always clam up when we ask him about his family.
我们一问到他的家庭时,他总是闭口不言。
5·You're not gonna clam up until I explain this, are you?
我不解释,你是不是就不打算闭嘴拉?
6·The more you insist, the more likely that he'll clam up.
你越是强迫,他越可能闭而不谈。
7·Don't clam up just when the story is getting interesting.
别到故事正有趣时就不讲了。
8·You can't clam up. And you don't want to stutter and stammer.
你不想一声不吭,也不想结结巴巴。
9·But if users realise how their data are used, they may clam up.
但是,一旦用户意识到他们的数据是怎样被使用的,他们可能就会缄口不言了。
10·It started off well, but he seemed to clam up towards the end.
刚开始很,但是最后他似乎有些沉默。