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clutch cluster

clutch
[英] [klʌtʃ] [美] [klʌtʃ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

adj.

n.

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1. 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. 

  • 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。

  • She was clutching a photograph.

    她紧紧抓着一张照片。

2. 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. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

3. 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. 

  • 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。

4. N-COUNT 一窝(蛋) A clutch of eggs is a number of eggs laid by a bird at one time. 

  • ...the second clutch of eggs.

    第二窝蛋

5. N-COUNT 一小群;一小簇 A clutch of people or things is a small group of them. 

  • 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。

  • ...a clutch of songs about adolescent experiences.

    一组有关青少年经历的歌曲

6.   to clutch at straws→see: straw; 
Noun

1. the act of grasping;

  • "he released his clasp on my arm"
  • "he has a strong grip for an old man"
  • "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

2. a tense critical situation;

  • "he is a good man in the clutch"

3. a number of birds hatched at the same time

4. a collection of things or persons to be handled together

5. a pedal that operates a clutch

6. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

Verb

1. take hold of; grab;

  • "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"
  • "She clutched her purse"
  • "The mother seized her child by the arm"
  • "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

2. hold firmly, usually with one's hands;

  • "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

3. affect;

  • "Fear seized the prisoners"
  • "The patient was seized with unberable pains"
  • "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

体育

  • 1.离合器

动物学

<名>
  • 1.窝，又称：窝(brood )

水产

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  • 1.离合器
  • 2.在主传动装置中，使主、从动轴结合或脱离的传动组件。

计算机

  • 1.离合器，联轴器
1. A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
即将溺死的人连一根草也要去抓。

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2. Clutch stair armrest, move carefully step by step.
抓紧楼梯扶手，一步步谨慎地移动。

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3. He lost his clutch on the rope and fell.
他抓不住绳子，松手摔了下来。

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4. She released the clutch and the car began to move.
她放开离合器，汽车就动了。

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