单词 | clinch |
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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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