| 词汇 | clench |
| 释义 | clench verb[ T ] uk /klentʃ/ us /klentʃ/ to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way: （常指坚决或生气地）捏紧，握紧，咬紧 clench your fist The old man clenched his fist and waved it angrily at us.那老头紧握着拳头，气哼哼地向我们挥舞着。 be clenched inWith a knife clenched in his teeth, he climbed up the tree to cut some coconuts. be clenched betweenHe was still able to paint, learning to use a brush clenched between his toes. through clenched teeth "Get out of here," she said through clenched teeth.“滚出去，”她咬牙切齿地说。 Having in your hands ahold arm chokehold clasp cling cup dandle enfold grasp grip hand in handidiom handle hang hang on hang/hold on like grim deathidiom nurse onto purchase seize taken clench | American Dictionaryclench verb[ T ] us/klentʃ/ to hold something tightly, or press together your lips or your hands in anger or determination: He clenched his fist and waved it at the crowd. Examples of clenchclench The work portrays a lower-class young woman, one hand holding her child, the other clenched into a fist on her hip. Tension in the facial flexor muscles gives contraction around the eyes, retraction of the lips, and clenched teeth due to the contracted jaw flexor muscles. They accompany overall tensing of the limbs, clenching the fists, or other spasmodic movements. Alternatively, in the same circumstances, the child might instead glare at the offending sibling and clench her or his fists. And then he clenched both hands and started to come towards me. B: the fist is clenched or opened. The clench-andrelease method is not utilized. It is quite immaterial to me whether her husband happens to salute with his arm extended or with his fist clenched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I defend the inclusion of the words, but not through clenched teeth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not much good holding out the hand of friendship, with a fist clenched behind one's back. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We never quite believed their commitment because they forced it out through clenched teeth and took an awful long time to make it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without this relationship the child is clenching his fist from inner rage and frustration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the television cameras turn to the crowd at a football match the invariable reaction on the part of some is to wave arms and clench fists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been truly said that the trouble is that as each nation's arm becomes stronger fists become clenched, and when fists are clenched it is difficult to shake hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Was there ever a case which realised with greater dramatic force the truth that you should not first clench your fist and then wag your forefinger? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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