请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 clutch
释义
clutch
(once / 371 pages)
1vn 2vn 3n 4n 5n

To clutch is to grasp or hold on to tightly. Some people clutch the safety bar on the roller coaster for dear life; others throw their hands in the air.
As a noun, clutch has many meanings: a brood of chickens, a strapless purse, the extra pedal in a stick-shift car. But the verb remains a great way to describe grasping. "Once I knew only darkness and stillness . . . but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living,” said Helen Keller, recalling the moment she learned to read Braille.
WORD FAMILY
clutch: clutched, clutching, declutch+/declutch: declutched
USAGE EXAMPLES
Raiders left tackle Donald Penn left the game clutching his left knee but Del Rio said he thinks Penn should be fine for next week.
Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)
Now the Lions may need one more clutch performance from their franchise quarterback to advance to the playoffs.
Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived Friday in Norfolk to cheers from hundreds of spouses and children clutching balloons and flowers and waving signs.
Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016)
1
1v take hold of; grab
She clutched her purse
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
prehend, seize
nab
seize suddenly
rack
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
claw
clutch as if in panic
apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up
take into custody
capture, catch, get
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
collar
seize by the neck or collar
clasp
grasp firmly
grip
hold fast or firmly
grab
take or grasp suddenly
catch, grab, take hold of
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
snap, snatch, snatch up
to grasp hastily or eagerly
clench, clinch
hold in a tight grasp
grapple, grip
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
harpoon
spear with a harpoon
fish
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
hook
catch with a hook
net, nett
catch with a net
recapture, retake
capture again
swoop, swoop up
seize or catch with a swooping motion
intercept, stop
seize on its way
bite, seize with teeth
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch
squeeze tightly between the fingers
lasso, rope
catch with a lasso
get hold of, take
get into one's hands, take physically
2v hold firmly, usually with one's hands
She clutched my arm when she got scared
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
cling to, hold close, hold tight
cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
hold, take hold
have or hold in one's hands or grip
3n the act of grasping
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
choke hold, chokehold
a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
embrace, embracement, embracing
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
wrestling hold
a hold used in the sport of wrestling
cuddle, nestle, snuggle
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
clinch, hug, squeeze
a tight or amorous embrace
bear hug
a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
nelson
any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck
Japanese stranglehold
a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe
lock
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors, scissors grip, scissors hold
a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
stranglehold
a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
toehold
a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
2
1v affect
Syn|Hyper
get hold of, seize
overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
2n a tense critical situation
he is a good man in the clutch
Hyper
temporary state
a state that continues for a limited time
3
1n a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
this year's model has an improved clutch
Hypo|Hyper
freewheel
a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)
friction clutch
a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them
cone clutch, cone friction clutch
a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped
disk clutch
a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks
slip clutch, slip friction clutch
a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great
coupler, coupling
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
2n 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
Syn|Hyper
clutch pedal
foot lever, foot pedal, pedal, treadle
a lever that is operated with the foot
4
1n a collection of things or persons to be handled together
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
batch
schmear, schmeer, shmear
(Yiddish) a batch of things that go together
accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
2n a number of birds hatched at the same time
Hyper
brood
the young of an animal cared for at one time
5
n a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
Syn|Hyper
clutch bag
bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
随便看

 

英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 4:12:32