clutches

英 [ˈklʌtʃɪz]

美 [ˈklʌtʃɪz]

v.  紧握; 抱紧; 抓紧; (因害怕或痛苦)突然抓住
clutch的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常因害怕或担心)紧握，紧抓
  If youclutch atsomething orclutchsomething, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
  1. I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support...
     我踉踉跄跄地，不得不抓住一把椅子稳住自己。
  2. She was clutching a photograph.
     她紧紧抓着一张照片。
• N-PLURAL 控制;掌握;势力范围
  If someone is in another person'sclutches, that person has captured them or has power over them.
  1. Tony fell into the clutches of an attractive American who introduced him to drugs...
     托尼落入了一个英俊的美国人的控制中，这个人引他走上了吸毒之路。
  2. Stojanovic escaped their clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle.
     斯托扬诺维奇从正在行驶的车上跳了下去，逃出了他们的掌心。
• N-COUNT (车辆的)离合器踏板
  In a vehicle, theclutchis the pedal that you press before you change gear.
  1. Laura let out the clutch and pulled slowly away down the drive.
     劳拉松开离合器踏板，沿车道慢慢驶离。
• N-COUNT 一窝(蛋)
  Aclutch ofeggs is a number of eggs laid by a bird at one time.
  1. ...the second clutch of eggs.
     第二窝蛋
• N-COUNT 一小群;一小簇
  Aclutch ofpeople or things is a small group of them.
  1. The party has attracted a clutch of young southern liberals.
     聚会吸引了一群南部的年轻开明人士。
  2. ...a clutch of songs about adolescent experiences.
     一组有关青少年经历的歌曲
• toclutch at straws→ see:straw

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:claspclenchclutchgraspgriphold

双语例句

• Hardline governments, they reckon, end up helping their cause by driving even moderate Tamils into their clutches.
  强硬的统治，他们认为，甚至将把温和的泰米尔人也赶至他们的麾下，从而有助于他们的事业。
• She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist.
  她捏着裙子的两侧，直到裙子在她腰部打起了褶。
• Those people feared to live in the clutches of foreign secret police.
  那些人害怕在外国秘密警察控制下生活。
• He escaped the clutches of the welfare service and the law.
  他挣脱了福利机构和法律的摆布。
• Mary wrenched herself from the villain's clutches.
  玛丽挣脱了恶棍的控制。
• Stojanovic escaped their clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle.
  斯托扬诺维奇从正在行驶的车上跳了下去，逃出了他们的掌心。
• He fell into the clutches of the criminal gang.
  他落到了犯罪集团的魔爪中。
• He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
  他抓住的是挂在身上的十字架，下一个就是他自己的狗牌牌了。
• It is important to check that the gearbox and clutches are functioning properly.
  它是很重要的，检查变速箱和离合器功能正常。
• Tony fell into the clutches of an attractive American who introduced him to drugs
  托尼落入了一个英俊的美国人的控制中，这个人引他走上了吸毒之路。