| 词汇 | clutching |
| 释义 | clutching present participle ofclutch clutch verb[ I or T ] uk /klʌtʃ/ us /klʌtʃ/ C2 to take or try to take hold of something or someone tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain: clutch ontoSilent and pale, she clutched onto her mother's hand.她一声不吭，面色苍白，死死抓着母亲的手。 clutch something to somethingClutching the money to his chest, he hurried to the bank.他把钱紧紧捂在胸前，急急忙忙赶到了银行。 He collapsed, clutching his stomach.他紧紧捂着肚子，倒了下去。 to hold someone or something holdCan you hold this for a moment? claspHe reached out to clasp her hand. gripThe baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand. clutchSilent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand. clingOne little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy. hang onThe child was hanging on to her mother's skirt. Having in your hands arm chokehold clasp clench cling clutch dandle grasp grim grip hand in handidiom handle hang hang/hold on like grim deathidiom join handsidiom nurse onto purchase seize taken Idiomclutch your pearls Phrasal verbclutch at something Examples of clutchingclutching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Clutching a yard-long stick, the radiologist who pointed out what was "strikingly abnormal" about the scans made the presentation even stranger. The students find it quite amusing to see themselves clutching their throats to feel the difference, but it works. Clutching mattresses and bundles of clothes, the children were driven west through the dark countryside. They looked down and away from the camera, clutching their wraps, feeling shy and unhappy (plates 11-13). The arts and sports lobbies are clutching at the national lottery in desperation because they see no other source of public revenue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the weekend he was up in the north-west, clutching at straws, hoping to salvage seats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use clutching at the slight fall of a few pfennigs since the summit agreeing monetary union as a hope for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many selective statistics, lots of clutching at straws and lots of hopes for recovery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is still too much clutching at straws. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like clutching a straw to justify one's conclusions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, we all seem to be clutching a copy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was precipitated down the chute clutching a doll to his bosom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The woman, clutching her children, arrives at the police station and is given solace by a policewoman or social worker, but what happens then? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My constituents go away clutching a piece of paper with my telephone number on it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not the closed fist and the clutching hand that will change these conditions. 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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