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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Patsy had to clench her jaw to suppress her anger
  帕奇只得咬紧牙关压住怒气。
• So the next time youre faced with a choice that takes self-control, clench your fist or firm that bicep. Your will might firm up, too.
  因此当你下次面临和自制力有关的抉择时，握紧你的拳头，又或者是绷紧你的二头肌，你的意志力也会随你的肌肉坚实起来呢！
• 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。
• It's called progressive relaxation and it works like this: Starting with your toes and working your way up, clench each muscle for10 seconds, then thoroughly relax them.
  这中运动称之为“渐进放松”，做法如下：从脚趾头向上开始锻炼。每块肌肉紧握10秒钟，然后彻底放松。
• 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 clenched the arms of my chair.
  我死死抓住椅子扶手。