| 释义 |
Verb: clutch klúch- Take hold of; grab
"She clutched her purse"
- seize, prehend [archaic] - Hold firmly, usually with one's hands
"She clutched my arm when she got scared"
- cling to, hold close, hold tight - Affect
- seize, get hold of
Noun: clutch klúch- The act of grasping
- clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold - A tense critical situation
"he is a good man in the clutch" - A number of birds hatched at the same time
- A collection of things or persons to be handled together
- batch - A woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
- clutch bag - A pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
"he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"
- clutch pedal - A coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
"this year's model has an improved clutch"
Derived forms: clutched, clutches, clutching Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, bag, brood, collection, coupler, coupling, foot lever, foot pedal, get hold of, grasping, handbag, hold, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, pedal, pocketbook, prehension, purse, seizing, sweep over, take, take hold, taking hold, temporary state, treadle, whelm [archaic] Part of: transmission, transmission system Encyclopedia: Clutch |