clench

英 [klentʃ]

美 [klentʃ]

v.  (通常表示愤怒、决心或不安时)捏紧，攥紧(拳头等)，咬紧(牙齿等); 握紧; 抓牢; 攥住

过去式：clenched　现在分词：clenching　过去分词：clenched　第三人称单数：clenches　复数：clenches　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8294 / COCA.8816

牛津词典

verb

• （通常表示愤怒、决心或不安时）捏紧，攥紧（拳头等），咬紧（牙齿等）
  when you clench your hands, teeth, etc., or when they clench , you press or squeeze them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry, determined or upset
  1. He clenched his fists in anger.
     他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
  2. Through clenched teeth she told him to leave.
     她咬牙切齿地让他滚。
  3. His fists clenched slowly until his knuckles were white.
     他的拳头慢慢地捏紧，直捏得指关节都发白了。
• 握紧；抓牢；攥住
  to hold sth tightly and firmly
  1. Her pen was clenched between her teeth.
     她咬着笔。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 攥紧(拳头)；(拳头)紧握
  When youclenchyour fist or your fistclenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
  1. Alex clenched her fists and gritted her teeth...
     亚历克丝攥紧拳头，牙咬得咯咯响。
  2. She pulled at his sleeve and he turned on her, fists clenching again before he saw who it was.
     她拉了拉他的袖子，他双拳再次握紧，气冲冲地转过身来，这才发现是她。
  3. ...angry protestors with clenched fists.
     双拳紧握的愤怒的抗议者们
• VERB (通常指生气、不安时)咬紧(牙齿)，咬牙切齿
  When youclenchyour teeth or theyclench, you squeeze your teeth together firmly, usually because you are angry or upset.
  1. Patsy had to clench her jaw to suppress her anger...
     帕奇只得咬紧牙关压住怒气。
  2. Slowly, he released his breath through clenched teeth.
     他从紧咬的牙缝间慢慢地舒了口气。
• VERB 抓紧;握紧;咬紧
  If youclenchsomething in your hand or in your teeth, you hold it tightly with your hand or your teeth.
  1. I clenched the arms of my chair.
     我死死抓住椅子扶手。

英英释义

noun

• the act of grasping
  1. he released his clasp on my arm
  2. he has a strong grip for an old man
  3. she kept a firm hold on the railing
  Synonym:claspclutchclutchesgraspgriphold
• a small slip noose made with seizing
  Synonym:clinch

verb

• squeeze together tightly
  1. clench one's jaw
• hold in a tight grasp
  1. clench a steering wheel
  Synonym:clinch

双语例句

• This one system and system of relations of production always are not "clench the teeth", both has" revolution "relation, but be in" rotation ".
  这一系统与生产关系系统并不总是“啮合”的，二者有“公转”关系，但都在“自转”。
• Alex clenched her fists and gritted her teeth
  亚历克丝攥紧拳头，牙咬得咯咯响。
• He had to clench his teeth to stop himself from shouting with delight.
  他咬住牙，不让自己因喜悦而喊出来。
• I thought I heard his teeth clench together.
  我想我听到了他牙齿紧咬在一起的声音。
• I clenched the arms of my chair.
  我死死抓住椅子扶手。
• I felt the clench of his hand on my arm.
  我感觉到他的手牢牢抓住我的胳臂。
• Crowd wheel process and change awl gear wheel, in other words each other parallel gear wheel act as and have the crack clench the teeth axises with coning, Process with inserting the tooth similarly in its processing principle.
  用锥度挤轮加工倒锥齿轮，相当于两轴线相互平行的齿轮作无隙啮合，其加工原理与插齿加工相似。
• Possesses all function of thin metaller fabricates including shear, fold, clench, join, catch etc.
  薄钣金制作的剪、折、咬、接、合应有尽有；
• Slowly, he released his breath through clenched teeth.
  他从紧咬的牙缝间慢慢地舒了口气。
• When the sentimental feelings once again invade my mind fiercely, I clench my lips and tell myself: I'm not the only one who is suffering those "trials and tribulations".
  当思念再一次猛烈的侵袭我的大脑，我紧咬着双唇告诉自己：不只我一个人承受着这一切。