clenched

英 [klentʃt]

美 [klentʃt]

v.  (通常表示愤怒、决心或不安时)捏紧，攥紧(拳头等)，咬紧(牙齿等); 握紧; 抓牢; 攥住
clench的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：clenched　过去式：clenched　

BNC.15399 / COCA.16614

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 攥紧(拳头)；(拳头)紧握
  When youclenchyour fist or your fistclenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
  1. Alex clenched her fists and gritted her teeth...
     亚历克丝攥紧拳头，牙咬得咯咯响。
  2. She pulled at his sleeve and he turned on her, fists clenching again before he saw who it was.
     她拉了拉他的袖子，他双拳再次握紧，气冲冲地转过身来，这才发现是她。
  3. ...angry protestors with clenched fists.
     双拳紧握的愤怒的抗议者们
• VERB (通常指生气、不安时)咬紧(牙齿)，咬牙切齿
  When youclenchyour teeth or theyclench, you squeeze your teeth together firmly, usually because you are angry or upset.
  1. Patsy had to clench her jaw to suppress her anger...
     帕奇只得咬紧牙关压住怒气。
  2. Slowly, he released his breath through clenched teeth.
     他从紧咬的牙缝间慢慢地舒了口气。
• VERB 抓紧;握紧;咬紧
  If youclenchsomething in your hand or in your teeth, you hold it tightly with your hand or your teeth.
  1. I clenched the arms of my chair.
     我死死抓住椅子扶手。

英英释义

adj

• closed or squeezed together tightly
  1. a clenched fist
  2. his clenched (or clinched) teeth
  Synonym:clinched

双语例句

• The small boy cringed from the bully's clenched fist.
  那个小孩在恶霸紧握的拳头面前退缩了。
• My stomach seized up like a clenched fist, and nausea rolled into me like a fever.
  我的胃像捏紧的拳头一样胀了起来，恶心如发烧似的冲进了我的身躯。
• I clenched the arms of my chair.
  我死死抓住椅子扶手。
• Alex clenched her fists and gritted her teeth
  亚历克丝攥紧拳头，牙咬得咯咯响。
• Bertha clenched her hands, furious because the flush of shame would not leave her cheeks.
  伯莎握紧了双手，为那耻辱的红晕不肯从双颊上消退而躁怒。
• The protesters burst through police lines into the cathedral square, shaking clenched fists.
  抗议者冲破警方封锁线来到教堂广场上，挥舞着愤怒的拳头。
• He flourished his clenched fist at her.
  他对她挥舞握紧的拳头。
• He clenched his fists.
  他紧握着拳头。
• Scarlett's nails dug into her palms as she clenched her fists.
  思嘉紧紧地握着拳头，几乎把指甲插到手心肉里去了。
• Her hands clenched involuntarily.
  她本能地攥紧了拳头。