clutch的意思

基本释义

• n 离合器；控制；手；紧急关头

  the pedal that you press with your foot when driving a vehicle in order to change gear , or the part of the vehicle that this controls

• v 攫；企图抓住

  If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious

• adj 没有手提带或背带的；紧要关头的

例句

1. Tony fell into the clutches of an attractive American who introduced him to drugs.

   托尼落入一个有魅力的美国人的掌控，那人给他介绍毒品。

2. I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support.

   我踉跄了几步，不得不抓住一把椅子扶稳。

3. I clutched the rope they threw to me.

   我急忙抓住他们扔给我的绳子。

4. The mother clutched her baby in her arms.

   母亲紧紧地把婴儿抱在怀里。 (

5. He lost his clutch on the rope and fell.

   他抓不住绳子,松手摔了下来。

6. 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。

短语

• in the clutch [口语]在关键时刻
• electromagnetic clutch 电磁离合器
• clutch at 抓住
• friction clutch 摩擦离合器
• automobile clutch 汽车离合器

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反义词

英英释义

noun 1. the act of grasping e.g. he released his clasp on my arm he has a strong grip for an old man she kept a firm hold on the railing Synonym: claspclenchclutchesgraspgriphold 2. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism e.g. this year's model has an improved clutch 3. a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism e.g. he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other Synonym: clutch pedal 4. a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand Synonym: clutch bag 5. a collection of things or persons to be handled together Synonym: batch 6. a number of birds hatched at the same time 7. a tense critical situation e.g. he is a good man in the clutch verb 1. affect e.g. Fear seized the prisoners The patient was seized with unbearable pains He was seized with a dreadful disease Synonym: seizeget hold of 2. take hold of grab e.g. The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter She clutched her purse The mother seized her child by the arm Birds of prey often seize small mammals Synonym: seizeprehend 3. hold firmly, usually with one's hands e.g. She clutched my arm when she got scared Synonym: cling tohold closehold tight

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