clutch

take, grasp, grab, grip, clasp, clutch, snatch, seize

名词 clutch:

1. the act of grasping
   同义词：clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
2. a tense critical situation
3. a number of birds hatched at the same time
4. a collection of things or persons to be handled together
   同义词：batch
5. a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
   同义词：clutch bag
6. a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
   同义词：clutch pedal
7. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

动词 clutch:

1. take hold of; grab
   同义词：seize, prehend
2. hold firmly, usually with one's hands
   同义词：cling to, hold close, hold tight
3. affect
   同义词：seize, get hold of

1. Careless use of the clutch may damage the gears.
   离合器使用不慎可能损坏传动装置。
2. Disengage the clutch (ie from the gear mechanism) before changing gear.
   先松开离合器再换挡。
3. The brake (pedal) is between the clutch and the accelerator.
   制动器(踏板)在离合器和加速器之间。
4. I engaged the clutch and the car moved forwards.
   我踩下离合器，汽车便朝前开了。
5. The child clutched his toy.
   那个孩子紧抓着他的玩具不放。
6. The boy clutched the marbles and ran away.
   那男孩一把抢去弹珠便逃之夭夭。

clutch

v.（动词）
clutched,clutch.ing,clutch.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To grasp and hold tightly.
抓紧，紧握：紧紧抓住
To seize; snatch.
抓住；抓取
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To attempt to grasp or seize:
试图抓住：
例句：
clutch at a life raft.
试图抓住救生筏

To engage or disengage a motor vehicle`s clutch.
踩离合器：踩上或未踩上机动车的离合器
n.（名词）
A hand, claw, talon, or paw in the act of grasping.
手，爪：做抓取动作的手、螯、爪
A tight grasp.
紧抓
Often clutches Control or power:
常作 clutches 控制或力量：
例句：
caught in the clutches of sin.
为恶势力所控制

A device for gripping and holding.
抓举设备

Any of various devices for engaging and disengaging two working parts of a shaft or of a shaft and a driving mechanism.
离合器：一种使轴的两个职能部分或轴与机械驱动装置处于相咬合或相分离状态的设备
The apparatus, such as a lever or pedal, that activates one of these devices.
离合器杆或踏板：一种起动上述设备的部件，如杠杆或踏板
A tense, critical situation:
紧要关头：
例句：
came through in the clutch.
通过了紧要关头

A clutch bag.
女用无带皮包
adj.Informal （形容词）【非正式用语】
Being or occurring in a tense or critical situation:
紧要关头的：紧要关头的或发生在紧要关头的：
例句：
won the championship by sinking a clutch putt.
紧要关头的一击赢得了冠军

Tending to be successful in tense or critical situations:
在紧要关头倾向于获胜的：
例句：
The coach relied on her clutch pitcher.
教练寄希望于她的在紧要关头占优势的投手

来源：
Middle English clucchen
中古英语 clucchen
from Old English clyccan
源自 古英语 clyccan

clutch
clutch 2

n.（名词）
The complete set of eggs produced or incubated at one time.
一次产的或孵的蛋
A brood of chickens.
一窝鸡
A group; a bunch.
一群；一束
v.tr.（及物动词）
clutched,clutch.ing,clutch.es
To hatch (chicks).
孵化（小鸡）

来源：
Variant of dialectal cletch [to hatch]
方言 cletch的变体 [孵]
from Middle English clekken
源自 中古英语 clekken
from Old Norse klekja
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 klekja