clamp
verb/klæmp/
/klæmp/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they clamp | /klæmp/ /klæmp/ |
| he / she / it clamps | /klæmps/ /klæmps/ |
| past simple clamped | /klæmpt/ /klæmpt/ |
| past participle clamped | /klæmpt/ /klæmpt/ |
| -ing form clamping | /ˈklæmpɪŋ/ /ˈklæmpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to hold something tightly, or fasten two things together, with a clamp
（用夹具）夹紧，夹住，固定 - clamp A to B Clamp one end of the plank to the edge of the table.
把厚木板的一端用夹具固定在桌子的边上。 - clamp A and B (together) Clamp the two halves together until the glue dries.
用夹具把两半物品夹紧，待胶干后再松开。
Extra Examples- Clamp the pieces of wood together while the glue sets.
在胶水凝固过程中，把木块夹在一起。 - Parts are clamped in place with a special machine.
部件由专门的机器固定住了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tight
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- on
- …
- clamped between your teeth
- clamp shut
- hard
- on
- clamp A to B Clamp one end of the plank to the edge of the table.
- [transitive, intransitive] to hold or fasten something very tightly so that it does not move; to be held tightly
紧紧抓住；紧夹住；被抓住；被夹紧 - clamp something + adv./prep. He had a cigar clamped between his teeth.
他嘴里叼着一根雪茄。 - She clamped a pair of headphones over her ears.
她把一副耳机戴在两边耳朵上。 - I clamped a hand on his shoulder.
我一只手搭在他的肩膀上。 - A mobile phone was clamped to her ear.
一只手机夹在她的耳边。 - + adv./prep. Her lips clamped tightly together.
她的双唇紧闭。 - clamp (something) + adj. He clamped his mouth shut.
他紧闭着嘴。
Extra Examples- A large hand clamped over her mouth.
一只大手捂住了她的嘴。 - He clamped his hand firmly onto Jack's shoulder.
他的手紧紧抓着杰克的肩膀。 - His mouth clamped shut.
他嘴巴紧闭。 - She clamped her arms around him.
她紧紧抱住他。 - The dog's jaws were clamped to his leg.
狗紧紧咬住了他的腿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tight
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- on
- …
- clamped between your teeth
- clamp shut
- hard
- on
- clamp something + adv./prep. He had a cigar clamped between his teeth.
- [transitive, usually passive] (British English) to fix a clamp to a car’s wheel so that the car cannot be driven away
用车轮锁锁住 - be clamped Her car had been clamped.
她的车给上了车轮锁。 - She’d been (= her car had been) clamped.
她（=她的车）被夹住了。
Wordfinder- clamp
- cone
- contraflow
- pedestrian
- roadworks
- speed hump
- tailback
- toll
- traffic
- zebra crossing
- be clamped Her car had been clamped.
Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clam.
