clutch 音标拼音: [kl'ʌtʃ]
n . 抓紧,掌握,离合器,一窝小鸡
vt . 抓住,踩汽车离合器
vi . 抓
抓紧,掌握,离合器,一窝小鸡抓住,踩汽车离合器抓
clutch 离合器
clutch 离合器
clutch n 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 " [
synonym : {
clasp }, {
clench }, {
clutch }, {
clutches },
{
grasp }, {
grip }, {
hold }]
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 [
synonym : {
batch }, {
clutch }]
5 :
a woman '
s strapless purse that is carried in the hand [
synonym :
{
clutch bag }, {
clutch }]
6 :
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism ; "
he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other " [
synonym :
{
clutch }, {
clutch pedal }]
7 :
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism ; "
this year '
s model has an improved clutch "
v 1 :
take hold of ;
grab ; "
The sales clerk 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 " [
synonym : {
seize }, {
prehend }, {
clutch }]
2 :
hold firmly ,
usually with one '
s hands ; "
She clutched my arm when she got scared " [
synonym : {
cling to }, {
hold close }, {
hold tight }, {
clutch }]
3 :
affect ; "
Fear seized the prisoners "; "
The patient was seized with unbearable pains "; "
He was seized with a dreadful disease " [
synonym : {
seize }, {
clutch }, {
get hold of }]
Clutch \
Clutch \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Clutched } (
kl [
u ^]
cht );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Clutching }.] [
OE .
clucchen .
See {
Clutch },
n .]
1 .
To seize ,
clasp ,
or grip with the hand ,
hands ,
or claws ;
--
often figuratively ;
as ,
to clutch power .
[
1913 Webster ]
A man may set the poles together in his head ,
and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp .
--
Collier .
[
1913 Webster ]
Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ?
Come ,
let me clutch thee . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To close tightly ;
to clinch .
[
1913 Webster ]
Not that I have the power to clutch my hand . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Clutch \
Clutch \ (
kl [
u ^]
ch ;
224 ),
n . [
OE .
cloche ,
cloke ,
claw ,
Scot .
clook ,
cleuck ,
also OE .
cleche claw ,
clechen ,
cleken ,
to seize ;
cf .
AS .
gel [
ae ]
ccan (
where ge -
is a prefix )
to seize .
Cf . {
Latch }
a catch .]
1 .
A gripe or clinching with ,
or as with ,
the fingers or claws ;
seizure ;
grasp . "
The clutch of poverty ." --
Cowper .
[
1913 Webster ]
An expiring clutch at popularity . --
Carlyle .
[
1913 Webster ]
But Age ,
with his stealing steps ,
Hath clawed me in his clutch . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
pl .
The hands ,
claws ,
or talons ,
in the act of grasping firmly ; --
often figuratively ,
for power ,
rapacity ,
or cruelty ;
as ,
to fall into the clutches of an adversary .
[
1913 Webster ]
I must have . . .
little care of myself ,
if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant . --
Bp .
Stillingfleet .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Mach .)
A device which is used for coupling shafting ,
etc .,
so as to transmit motion ,
and which may be disengaged at pleasure .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Any device for gripping an object ,
as at the end of a chain or tackle .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Zool .)
The nest complement of eggs of a bird .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Bayonet clutch } (
Mach .),
a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft .
The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft .
[
1913 Webster ]
Clutch \
Clutch \,
v .
i .
1 .
To reach (
at something )
as if to grasp ;
to catch or snatch ; --
often followed by at .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
to become too tense or frightened to perform properly ;
used sometimes with up ;
as ,
he clutched up on the exam .
[
PJC ]
173 Moby Thesaurus words for "
clutch ":
abduct ,
adhere to ,
amount ,
array ,
batch ,
bear hug ,
bind ,
bite ,
body ,
brood ,
budget ,
bunch ,
bundle ,
carry off ,
catch ,
cherish ,
chunk ,
clamp ,
clasp ,
cleave to ,
clench ,
climacteric ,
clinch ,
cling ,
clinging ,
clip ,
clump ,
cluster ,
clutches ,
complication ,
cone clutch ,
control ,
convergence of events ,
count ,
crisis ,
critical juncture ,
critical point ,
crossroads ,
crucial period ,
crunch ,
deal ,
death grip ,
disk clutch ,
dominance ,
domination ,
dose ,
embarrassing position ,
embarrassment ,
embrace ,
emergency ,
exigency ,
extremity ,
farrow ,
fine how -
do -
you -
do ,
firm hold ,
foothold ,
footing ,
freeze to ,
friction clutch ,
fry ,
get ,
gob ,
grab ,
grapple ,
grasp ,
grip ,
gripe ,
group ,
hang on ,
hang on to ,
harbor ,
hatch ,
heap ,
hell to pay ,
high pressure ,
hinge ,
hobble ,
hold ,
hold fast ,
hold on ,
hold on to ,
hold tight ,
hot water ,
how -
do -
you -
do ,
hug ,
hunk ,
imbroglio ,
imperativeness ,
influence ,
iron grip ,
jam ,
keep ,
keep hold of ,
kidnap ,
large amount ,
lay hold of ,
litter ,
lot ,
measure ,
mess ,
mix ,
morass ,
multiple -
disk clutch ,
nab ,
nail ,
nest ,
never let go ,
nip ,
number ,
pack ,
parcel ,
parlous straits ,
part ,
pass ,
pickle ,
pinch ,
plate clutch ,
plight ,
portion ,
possession ,
power ,
predicament ,
press ,
pressure ,
pretty pass ,
pretty pickle ,
pretty predicament ,
purchase ,
push ,
quagmire ,
quantity ,
quicksand ,
ration ,
rim clutch ,
rub ,
scrape ,
seize ,
seizure ,
set ,
shanghai ,
slip friction clutch ,
slough ,
small amount ,
snag ,
snatch ,
spat ,
spawn ,
spot ,
squeeze ,
stew ,
stick to ,
sticky wicket ,
strait ,
straits ,
stress ,
sum ,
swamp ,
take ,
take hold of ,
tension ,
tenure ,
throttle ,
tight grip ,
tight spot ,
tight squeeze ,
tightrope ,
toehold ,
tricky spot ,
turn ,
turning point ,
unholy mess ,
urgency ,
young
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