clutch [klʌtʃ] US UK

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n. 一次产的或孵的蛋（或卵）

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verb

1.
【释义】

[T] to hold something tightly because you do not want to lose it

紧握，紧抓;

【例句】

She was clutching a bottle of champagne.

她手里紧紧抓着一瓶香槟酒。

2.
【释义】

[I,T] also clutch at sb / sth

2.1
【释义】

clutch at sb's heart, if something clutches at your heart, you suddenly feel fear or nervousness

某人突然感到一阵恐惧（不安）

3.
【释义】

be clutching at straws, [especially BrE] to be trying everything possible to find a solution or hope in a difficult situation, even though it will probably be unsuccessful

抓救命稻草，急不暇择:

【例句】

I knew that trying the alternative medicine was just clutching at straws.

我很清楚尝试非传统疗法只不过是在抓救命稻草。

noun

1.
【释义】

[C] the PEDAL that you press with your foot when driving a vehicle in order to change GEAR , or the part of the vehicle that this controls

〔车辆的〕离合器

2.
【释义】

sb's clutches, [pl.] the power, influence, or control that someone has

某人的掌控（影响，统治）:

【例句】

a small boy trying to escape from his mother's clutches

一个想逃离母亲掌控的小男孩

【例句】

She'll have him in her clutches soon enough.

不久她就会把他抓在手心里。

3.
【释义】

clutch of sth, a small group of similar things

一小群（簇）类似之物:

【例句】

a clutch of young mothers

一小群年轻妈妈

4.
【释义】

[sing.] a tight hold that someone has on something

紧握，紧抓;

【例句】

I shook myself free of her clutch.

我从她的紧抱中挣脱出来。

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