clenching

英 [ˈklentʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈklentʃɪŋ]

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的现在分词

现在分词：clenching　

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。

双语例句

• A sixth-grade girl hid from a home intruder in her bathroom closet, clenching a pistol.
  一个六年级的小女孩躲开闯贼藏进了卫生间，手里紧紧握着一把手枪。
• She ate and drank eagerly; and sank back on her pillow again clenching her hands and groaning.
  她挺起劲地吃了喝了，又躺在她的枕头上，握紧拳头，呻吟着。
• Instead of clenching my fist at new assignments
  不是紧握拳头痛苦地对待新的挑战
• Bruxism is a non-physiological function of the movement of teeth grinding or clenching type.
  磨牙症是一种由于非生理功能运动发生的牙齿磨动或咬紧的现象。
• Thus performing a dance that signifies aggressive intent is an altogether different thing from snarling or clenching fists and outburst of anger.
  故而，像舞蹈可以呈现攻击的意向，但不同于吼叫、握紧拳头等愤怒样。
• A few of the men hold onto their composure by gripping armrests and clenching teeth, but their fear was written all over them.
  只有几个男人通过抓住椅子把手咬紧牙关保持住镇静，但是他们的恐惧都写在他们脸上。
• Beethoven is said to have overcome his deafness by attaching a rod to his piano and clenching it between his teeth, enabling the musical vibrations to travel through his jawbone to his inner ear.
  Beethoven声称找到了克服自己耳聋欣赏音乐的方法，即通过用牙齿咬住固定在钢琴上的手柄，使音乐的震动经颌骨传至他的内耳。
• Sitting in a dark movie theater, leaning forward with your eyes fixed on the screen and hands clenching the edge of the seat, you hear the couple behind you whisper: Is that Matt Damon?
  坐在漆黑的电影院里，双眼紧紧盯着前方的屏幕，双手紧握座椅的把手，你听到你身后的一对窃窃私语：那是马特达蒙吗？
• Clenching her lips, she nodded.
  她紧闭着嘴唇，点点头。
• Do you have a habit of clenching your teeth?
  您有紧咬牙的习惯吗？