clutched

英 [klʌtʃt]

美 [klʌtʃt]

v.  紧握; 抱紧; 抓紧; (因害怕或痛苦)突然抓住
clutch的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：clutched　

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常因害怕或担心)紧握，紧抓
  If youclutch atsomething orclutchsomething, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
  1. 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。
  2. She was clutching a photograph.
     她紧紧抓着一张照片。
• N-PLURAL 控制;掌握;势力范围
  If someone is in another person'sclutches, that person has captured them or has power over them.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT (车辆的)离合器踏板
  In a vehicle, theclutchis the pedal that you press before you change gear.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 一窝(蛋)
  Aclutch ofeggs is a number of eggs laid by a bird at one time.
  1. ...the second clutch of eggs.
     第二窝蛋
• N-COUNT 一小群;一小簇
  Aclutch ofpeople or things is a small group of them.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a clutch of songs about adolescent experiences.
     一组有关青少年经历的歌曲
• toclutch at straws→ see:straw

双语例句

• She clutched at my arm as she fell.
  她跌倒时想要抓住我的膀臂。
• The mother clutched her baby in her arms.
  母亲紧紧地把婴儿抱在怀里。
• She picked up the three cubs and clutched the warm little lives close to her body.
  沙柳俯身抱起那三只小狐崽，紧紧地贴在身上，感到了三只小生灵的生命的温暖和亲切。
• She was dressed in her rusty old-fashioned best and clutched a worn shopping bag.
  她穿着一身褪了色的旧式衣服，这是她最好的了，手里紧紧握着一只破旧的购物袋。
• The giant roared in pain and clutched at his eye.
  巨人痛得大吼，用手抓着他的眼睛。
• The child clutched at his mother in fear.
  那孩子惊恐地抓住他的母亲。
• I became a great eagle and rose to the sky, the Grail clutched in my talons.
  我变化成一只巨鹰升向天空，爪子紧紧地抓着圣杯。
• It is a little star-dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched.
  我得到的只是一点儿尘埃，我抓住的只是一段彩虹而已。
• I go back to sleep in her soft warm embrace, clutched by her like a teddy bear.
  我在她温暖的臂弯中睡去了，被她像泰迪熊一样紧紧地抱着。
• When my call was finished, the owner of the cafe clutched my arm.
  打完电话，店主一把抓住了我的胳膊。