clutching

英 [ˈklʌtʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈklʌtʃɪŋ]

v.  紧握; 抱紧; 抓紧; (因害怕或痛苦)突然抓住
clutch的现在分词

现在分词：clutching　

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 stood there, clutching the railing.
  她站在那儿，手扶着栏杆。
• The author awakes one night lying in the hallway of his Brooklyn apartment, clutching a wounded leg.
  一天夜晚，作者醒来时发现自己躺在其布鲁克林公寓的走廊里，双手正紧握着一只伤腿。
• They queued for food and fuel, clutching bowls or jerry cans.
  幸存者们拿着碗或简便油桶，排队领取粮食和燃料。
• He fell asleep clutching a half-eaten drumstick in his right fist.
  他右手里紧握着一只吃了一半的鸡腿睡着了。
• "No, I'm not," whispered melanie, clutching the back of a chair.
  “不会，我不会晕的，”媚兰小声说，一面伸手抓住椅子靠背。
• The child was clutching a doll in her hand.
  女孩手里紧紧抱着一个玩具娃娃。
• I met an elderly woman on the subway who was clutching a library copy of Eating Animals.
  我在地铁上就碰见一老太太，拿着本从图书馆借来的《吃动物》。
• Like a hostage clutching a newspaper, she holds a thermometer that reads minus 20 Celsius.
  就像一个抓着报纸的人质，她手里拿着温度计，上面显示零下20摄氏度。
• Questioned Melanie frightened, clutching his arm.
  媚兰吃惊地问他，赶忙抓住他的胳臂。
• She was clutching a photograph.
  她紧紧抓着一张照片。