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

• The young eagle's compassion for the old wolf is gone, and he feels his enraged blood surge within till it flows to his sharp, iron-like claws that clench the rock so tightly that it creaks.
  愤怒的血液流贯全身，直通到他那像生铁铸成的一双利爪上，抓得岩石也在嘎嘎地作响。
• I swing an open fist, clench, and feel the tickle of confirmation in my palm-my first catch.
  我伸手一捞，捏住拳头，手里的确有东西在搔痒&我的第一个战利品。
• 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。
• Both techniques were able to see the brain acting to clench a volunteer's fist in his dream in exactly the way that it does when ordering fist-clenching in reality.
  这两种技术都能看到志愿者在梦中握拳的方式和在现实中是一样的。
• Within 10s recording interface, voluntary clench Is every other 2s, repeat 3 times. ( 3) swallowing: in case of full moistening throat, subjects swallow their own saliva.
  在10s的记录界面内，每间隔约2s自主用力紧咬1s，重复紧咬3次；（3）吞咽：在充分润喉的情况下让实验对象吞咽自己的唾液。
• Happiness seems meteor, who can accompany to me clench it.
  幸福就像流星，谁是那个陪我抓住流星的人。
• I could see the muscles in his jaw clench.
  我看得出来他下巴的肌肉绷紧了。
• Then, perhaps-for there was no foreseeing how it might affect her-pearl would frown, and clench her little fist, and harden her small features into a stern, unsympathising look of discontent.
  此时，珠儿或许就会因为无法预见那魔障可能对她有何影响攥起小手，紧皱眉头，板起面孔，在小肠上露出不满的冷冷表情。
• Clinical Observation on Semi-clench of Fist to Protect the Perineum of Parturient
  半握拳保护会阴法的临床观察
• 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。