Clutch
[ klʌtʃ ]
第2级
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vt. 抓紧;紧握;抓住;抓取;
vi. 试图抓住;踩离合器;
adj. 紧要关头的;没有手提带的;
n. 紧抓;控制;离合器;紧要关头;
📝 例句
The discus was kind of the clutch event.
掷铁饼可以说是件紧要关头的事儿。
The clutch has burnt out.
离合器因过热而失灵.
Careless use of the clutch may damage the gears.
离合器使用不慎可能损坏传动装置.
He operated the clutch yesterday.
昨天,他操纵这个离合器了。
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
快溺死的人连一根稻草也要抓。
🌱 联想助记
【串】秦王看地图stretch(延伸),见是一个sketch(草图),让人把眼镜fetch(拿来),刺客把匕首clutch(抓紧)
【记】※ 谐音“可拉起”:现在可以拉起离合器
※ catch-捕捉,clutch-抓紧,lu-拼音“陆”:捕捉陆军并且抓紧他们
※ cl-拼音“粗鲁”,t-似“伞”,ch-拼音“吃”:粗鲁地紧握着伞吃东西
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
clutch
v
1
(a) [Tn] seize (sb/sth) eagerly 急忙抓住（某人[某事物]）
He clutched the rope we threw to him. 他急忙抓住我们扔给他的绳子.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
hold (sb/sth) tightly in the hand(s) 紧紧地抱住、 握住（某人[某物]）
clutch a baby in one's arms 双臂抱住婴儿
Mary was clutching her doll to her chest. 玛丽把洋娃娃抱在怀里.
2 (idm 习语) clutch at a straw/straws try to grasp a slight opportunity to escape, rescue sb, etc in desperate circumstances 临危极力抓住渺茫的机会逃脱、 救人等.
3 (phr v) clutch at sth try to seize sth 试图抓住某事物
He clutched at the branch but couldn't reach it. 他想抓住树枝, 可是没够著. clutch, n
1
(a) [C] act of clutching or seizing 抓; 握; 抱
make a clutch at sth 想抓取某事物.
(b) [sing] act of holding sth in the fingers or the hands; grip 抓; 握; 捏; 攥.
2 clutches [pl]
power or control (used esp as in the expressions shown) 势力范围, 控制（尤用於以下示例）
be in sb's clutches 在某人控制下
fall into the clutches of sb/sth 落入某人[某事物]的势力范围
have sb in one's clutches 把某人控制住
escape from sb's clutches 摆脱某人的控制.
3 [C]
(a) device that connects and disconnects working parts in a machine (esp the engine and gears in a motor vehicle) 接合器; （尤指）离合器
let in/out the clutch, ie when changing gear 接合[分离]离合器（换挡时）
She released the clutch and the car began to move. 她放开离合器, 汽车就动了.
(b) pedal that operates this device 离合器踏板
take one's foot off the clutch 把脚从离合器踏板上抬起. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page xii.
clutch n
(a) set of eggs that a hen sits on and that hatch together 母鸡一次所孵的蛋; 一窝蛋.
(b) group of young chickens that hatch from these eggs 一窝小鸡.
🎯 考研助记
捕捉(catch)陆军(lu)并且 抓紧他们
🔁 扩展释义
*[klʌtʃ]n. 抓紧, 掌握, 离合器, 一窝小鸡vt. 抓住, 踩汽车离合器踏板vi. 抓【计】 联轴器; 离合器【化】 离合器; 联动器; 接合器相关词组: make a clutch at sth
🏥 医学释义
①离合器 ②抓片爪 ③（电缆接头）套管
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Permanently?
一直住下去？
Have you taken a train?
你坐过火车吗？
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