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clasp n.扣子；钩；紧握；握手v.扣紧；紧握；密切合作 (1) 扣子扣不上。 In all uses of the word, clasp means to hold together tightly. You want your bracelet or belt clasp to be strong so it doesn't come apart. And when you take a child on a walk across a busy intersection, you clasp their hand tightly. The word is not related to the word clap, but if you clap your hands together, then keep them there, you turn a clap to a clasp.

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英 [klɑːsp] 美 [klæsp] (1) The button won't clasp. A bracelet is held together by a clasp. A girl who gets a nice one from her boyfriend might clasp her arms around him. A clasp is a fastener. To clasp is to hold tightly. 1[VERB 动词]紧紧抓住；攥紧；抱紧 If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.   [V n]  [V-ed]  [usu sing]She clasped the children to her...她把孩子们紧紧地搂进怀里。He paced the corridor, hands clasped behind his back.他双手紧扣，背在身后，在走廊里踱来踱去。Clasp is also a noun.With one last clasp of his hand, she left him and went to her usual chair.她最后一次紧握了一下他的手，然后离开他，回到了自己通常坐的椅子上。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]扣环；搭扣 A clasp is a small device that fastens something.   [usu with supp]...the clasp of her handbag.她手提包的搭扣

英语单词	clasp
英美音标	英 [klɑːsp] 美 [klæsp]
中文释义	n.扣子；钩；紧握；握手 v.扣紧；紧握；密切合作
英语例句	(1) The button won't clasp.
中文例句	(1) 扣子扣不上。
vocabulary简明	A bracelet is held together by a clasp. A girl who gets a nice one from her boyfriend might clasp her arms around him. A clasp is a fastener. To clasp is to hold tightly.
vocabulary扩展	In all uses of the word, clasp means to hold together tightly. You want your bracelet or belt clasp to be strong so it doesn't come apart. And when you take a child on a walk across a busy intersection, you clasp their hand tightly. The word is not related to the word clap, but if you clap your hands together, then keep them there, you turn a clap to a clasp.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]紧紧抓住；攥紧；抱紧 If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms. [V n] [V-ed] [usu sing] She clasped the children to her... 她把孩子们紧紧地搂进怀里。 He paced the corridor, hands clasped behind his back. 他双手紧扣，背在身后，在走廊里踱来踱去。 Clasp is also a noun. With one last clasp of his hand, she left him and went to her usual chair. 她最后一次紧握了一下他的手，然后离开他，回到了自己通常坐的椅子上。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]扣环；搭扣 A clasp is a small device that fastens something. [usu with supp] ...the clasp of her handbag. 她手提包的搭扣

Clasp Hold Tightly Clap Hands Bracelet Word [Usu