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Clutch N Count Eggs 英[Klʌtʃ 美[Klʌtʃ Vt.抓紧;紧握;抓住;抓取;Vi.试图抓住;踩离合器;Adj.紧要关头的;没有手提带的;N.紧抓;控制;离合器;紧要关头 Verb 通常因害怕或担心)紧握,紧抓

单词 clutch
音标
英[klʌtʃ] 美[klʌtʃ]
解释
vt.抓紧;紧握;抓住;抓取;vi.试图抓住;踩离合器;adj.紧要关头的;没有手提带的;n.紧抓;控制;离合器;紧要关头;
例句

VERB
(通常因害怕或担心)紧握,紧抓
If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
例: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。
例: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's clutches, that person has captured them or has power over them.
例: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。
例: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, the clutch is the pedal that you press before you change gear.
例: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)
A clutch of eggs is a number of eggs laid by a bird at one time.
例:...the second clutch of eggs.第二窝蛋

N-COUNT
一小群;一小簇
A clutch of people or things is a small group of them.
例: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。
例:...a clutch of songs about adolescent experiences.一组有关青少年经历的歌曲
变形
third:clutches~done:clutched~ing:clutching~past:clutched~

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