vise
noun/vaɪs/
/vaɪs/
(North American English) (especially British English vice)
- a tool with two metal blocks that can be moved together by turning a screw. The vise is used to hold an object in place while work is done on it.
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台钳;虎钳 - He held my arm in a vise-like (= very firm) grip.
他的手像虎钳一样紧紧抓住了我的手臂。
- He held my arm in a vise-like (= very firm) grip.