clammy: [14] Etymologically, clammy means ‘sticky as if smeared with clay’. It comes from the now obsolete verb clam ‘smear, stick’. This goes back to Old English clǣman, a word of ancient ancestry: its prehistoric Germanic source was *klaimjan, a verb derived from *klaimaz ‘clay’; this was formed from the base *klai-, which is also the ultimate source of English clay and can be traced back to the Indo-European base *gloi-, *glei-, *gli-, from which English gets glue and gluten. => clay, glue
clammy (adj.)
"soft and sticky," late 14c., probably from Middle English clam "viscous, sticky, muddy" (mid-14c.), from Old English clæm "mud, sticky clay," from Proto-Germanic *klaimaz "clay" (cognates: Flemish klammig, Low German klamig "sticky, damp," Old English clæman "to smear, plaster;" cognates: clay). With -y (2). Related: Clammily; clamminess.
clammy 英文释义
1. unpleasantly cool and humid;
"a clammy handshake"
"clammy weather"
"a dank cellar"
"dank rain forests"
clammy 双语例句
1. Think of the clammy hands you get when you visit the dentist!
想想你去看牙医时那双黏糊糊的手！
来自柯林斯例句
2. My shirt was clammy with sweat.
我的衬衫汗涔涔的。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Daybreak found us on a cold, clammy ship.
天亮时我们发现自己呆在一条冰冷黏湿的船上。
来自柯林斯例句
4. His skin felt cold and clammy.
他的皮肤摸上去冷冰冰湿乎乎的。
来自《权威词典》
5. My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back.
衬衫贴到我汗津津的背上.
来自《简明英汉词典》
clammy 实用场景例句
clammy hands
又湿又黏的双手
牛津词典
His skin felt cold and clammy.
他的皮肤摸上去冷冰冰湿乎乎的。
牛津词典
My shirt was clammy with sweat.
我的衬衫汗涔涔的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Think of the clammy hands you get when you visit the dentist!...
想想你去看牙医时那双黏糊糊的手！
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Every metal in the cockpit is cold, the seat belts are clammy.
驾驶舱里的每片金属都是冰凉的, 安全带则是黏糊糊的.
期刊摘选
She put a clammy hand to his cheek.
他把一只汗津津的手放在他的脸颊上.
辞典例句
My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back.
衬衫贴到我汗津津的背上.
《简明英汉词典》
Put on your cold, clammy clothes in the morning: body heat will warm them up quickly.
穿上你的感冒, 湿黏的衣服在早晨: 身体热将会很快地向上使他们温暖.
期刊摘选
The corners of his mouth drooped , his hands felt clammy.
他的嘴角紧闭,手掌心摸起来湿漉漉的.
辞典例句
Her face burned and her hands went clammy.
他脸上发烧,双手也变得粘搭搭的.
辞典例句
Being jittery about the interview can result in cold , clammy hands, which create a negative impression.
情绪紧张地来参加面试会使你伸出的手冰冷潮湿, 会给雇主留下负面印象.
期刊摘选
Shock victims often have a weak pulse, pale and clammy skin, and breathe with difficulty.
休克患者常常脉搏微弱, 皮肤苍白、湿冷, 呼吸困难.
辞典例句
The air so clammy and chill, and not an insect in an acre of it!
白天不见阳光,阴凄凄的!空气又潮又冷, 一亩地里也找不到一只虫子!
期刊摘选
He clutched the cane in his clammy hand.
他那湿冷的手紧抓住手杖.
《简明英汉词典》
Katie looked at her and reached out and grabbed Jenni's cold, clammy hand with her own.
卡蒂看着詹妮,伸手握住她冰冷粘湿的手.
期刊摘选
My clothes felt wet and clammy and I slapped my arms to keep the circulation going.
我的衣服又湿又沾,我拍打着臂膀,叫血流通.
期刊摘选
He passed his hand across his forehead. It was dank with clammy sweat.
他用手抹抹前额, 额上满是湿漉漉粘糊糊的汗珠.
辞典例句
Cascarellian had grown pale and clammy while Lucidique spoke.
老卡斯卡利安的脸色渐渐阴沉下来.
期刊摘选
Lissa crumpled the paper into her clammy palm.
莉莎将这张纸在她湿冷的掌心里揉成一团.
期刊摘选
After a week's rain, everything in the house became damp and clammy.
接连下了七八天雨, 屋子里什么都是潮呼呼的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
My clothes felt wet and clammy.
我的衣服摸起来又湿又粘.
辞典例句
She gave a little shudder when she touched his clammy hand.
摸到他湿冷的手时,她微微一颤.
《简明英汉词典》
His skin felt cold and clammy.
他的皮肤摸上去冷冰冰湿乎乎的。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Think of the clammy hands you get when you visit the dentist!
