clenching

英 [ˈklentʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈklentʃɪŋ]

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
clench的现在分词

现在分词：clenching　

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。

双语例句

• Bruxism is a non-physiological function of the movement of teeth grinding or clenching type.
  磨牙症是一种由于非生理功能运动发生的牙齿磨动或咬紧的现象。
• Thus performing a dance that signifies aggressive intent is an altogether different thing from snarling or clenching fists and outburst of anger.
  故而，像舞蹈可以呈现攻击的意向，但不同于吼叫、握紧拳头等愤怒样。
• The system could also allow users to flip through pages of a PowerPoint demonstration, allowing the presenter to gesture freely by clenching teeth instead of pressing buttons.
  人们还能通过这一系统翻动PowerPoint演示页，这样演示者就可以腾出双手自由地做手势了，因为他们只需要咬咬牙，不用再按键了。
• A sixth-grade girl hid from a home intruder in her bathroom closet, clenching a pistol.
  一个六年级的小女孩躲开闯贼藏进了卫生间，手里紧紧握着一把手枪。
• I'll never get used to them, she thought, clenching her fists.
  我永远也看不惯这些家伙，她握紧双拳，心里想。
• Bruxism is a disorder characterized by grinding and clenching of the teeth, companied with fasciculation of masticatory muscles in nonfunctional status.
  磨牙症是在非功能状态下咀嚼肌发生自发性收缩，使上下牙彼此磨动或紧咬的现象。
• 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。
• Keeps your hands and jaw relaxed; no clenching.
  让你的手和下巴放松，而不是紧握着。
• After treatment the MCV of MM, TA and DA were significant increased in maximum clenching and chewing movement.
  反牙合解除后紧咬及双侧咀嚼运动MM、TA及DA肌电水平明显增加。
• Do you have a habit of clenching your teeth?
  您有紧咬牙的习惯吗？