【绝望的主妇】“缄口不言。”

【句子】He clams up every time we try to ask him about Mary Alice. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[hi:] [klæmz] [ʌp] [ˈev.ri] [taɪm] [wi:] [traɪ] [tʊ] [ɑ:sk]/[æsk] [hɪm] [əˈbaʊt] [ˈmeəri] [ˈælɪs]【发音技巧】clams up连读；ask him击穿；about Mary不完全失去爆破；【翻译】每次我们想问他Mary Alice的事儿，他都缄口不言。【适用场合】clam up什么意思呢？这个也是我们之前学习过的一个短语。clam本意指的是蛤蜊，clam up这个动词短语意思是：突然不说话，不做声（通常来说是因为他们害羞，或者是害怕说漏嘴招惹麻烦）（口语）If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets. 这样的画面是不是很容易联想起来蛤蜊突然把盖子盖上。eg: He just clams up if you ask him about his childhood.如果你问起他的童年，他会马上不再讲话。eg: As soon as I told her my name, she clammed up.我一告诉她我的名字，她马上不说话了。eg: Everyone clammed up as soon as the check came.账单一来，每个人都迅速默不作声了。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】当记者开始问起他的丑闻，那位政客迅速缄口不言。The politician clammed up when the reporters started to ask about the scandal.