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单词 clutch
释义
clutch
klʌ klʌtʃ
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense clutches, present participle clutching, past tense , past participle clutched
1 VERB (通常因害怕或担心)紧握,紧抓 If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious. (通常因害怕或担心)紧握,紧抓
  • I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support. [VERB + at]

    我踉踉跄跄地,不得不抓住一把椅子稳住自己。

  • She was clutching a photograph. [VERB noun]

    她紧紧抓着一张照片。

SYN seize, catch, grab, grasp
2 N-PLURAL [usually with poss] 控制;掌握;势力范围 If someone is in another person's clutches, that person has captured them or has power over them. 控制;掌握;势力范围
  • Tony fell into the clutches of an attractive American who introduced him to drugs.

    托尼落入了一个英俊的美国人的控制中,这个人引他走上了吸毒之路。

  • Stojanovic escaped their clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle.

    斯托扬诺维奇从正在行驶的车上跳了下去,逃出了他们的掌心。

3 N-COUNT (车辆的)离合器踏板 In a vehicle, the clutch is the pedal that you press before you change gear. (车辆的)离合器踏板
  • Laura let out the clutch and pulled slowly away down the drive.

    劳拉松开离合器踏板,沿车道慢慢驶离。

4 N-COUNT [oft NOUN of n] 一窝() A clutch of eggs is a number of eggs laid by a bird at one time. 一窝()
  • ...the second clutch of eggs.

    第二窝蛋

5 N-COUNT [NOUN of n] 一小群;一小簇 A clutch of people or things is a small group of them. 一小群;一小簇 [written]
  • The party has attracted a clutch of young southern liberals.

    聚会吸引了一群南部的年轻开明人士。

  • ...a clutch of songs about adolescent experiences.

    一组有关青少年经历的歌曲

6 to clutch at straws→see: straw 
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