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Clinch Nail Clinched Bent Sense Klintʃ V.钉牢;彻底解决 英

单词 clinch
音标 [klintʃ]
解释 v.钉牢;彻底解决
红宝书 【英】 钉牢 (to secure [a nail, bolt, etc. that has been driven through something] by bending or flattening the projecting end);彻底决定 (to settle [an argument, bargain, etc.] definitely)
【考】 反义词: make more doubtful(令人更怀疑 )
【记】 与clench有时通用,但 clinch的“彻底决定 ”一意一定要记熟
【例】 That clinched the deal! We have reached an agreement.
字源 clinch (v.)
1560s, "clasp, interlock," especially with a bent nail, variant of clench. The sense of "settle decisively" is first recorded 1716, from the notion of "clinching" the point of a nail to keep it fast. Boxing sense is from 1860. Related: Clinched; clinching.
clinch (n.)
1620s, "method of fastening," from clinch (v.). Meaning "a fastening by bent nail" is from 1650s. In pugilism, from 1875.
不择手段背单词 v. 钉牢; 板上钉钉(明确地和最后地解决); 拥吻
【例】The two companies clinched the deal 两家公司成交了.
【区】与clench相差一个字母I象钉子: 板上钉钉
趣味全助记 【记】同clench 板上钉钉,盖棺钉论→彻底决定;音:磕力 + inch 用力(将钉子)磕进去一inch 英寸;音:磕烂齿,用齿钉牢,都磕烂了
【相关】clutch

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