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。

adj

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

I moaned through clenched teeth.
悲鸣从咬紧的牙缝中挤出。
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 shape of the coin was imprinted on his tightly clenched hand.
在他紧握的手里印下了硬币的形状。
Indira Gandhi: You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
印第拉。甘地：你不能用紧握的拳头来握手。
Rudolph frowned, opened and shut his big right hand, and dropped it clenched upon his knee.
鲁道夫皱起了眉头，打开和关闭他的大右手，并放弃了它在他膝盖握紧。
Now he worked with clenched teeth, his lips pressed back above his beard.
他咬紧了牙做着工作，胡须上面的嘴唇闭得紧紧的。
Her hands clenched involuntarily.
她本能地攥紧了拳头。
His action is: raised left hand, and slowly more and more tight and clenched fists.
老先生的动作是：举起左手，慢慢地而有越来越紧的握紧拳头。
Had he not proposed to replace a clenched fist with an outstretched hand?
如果奥巴马没有建议用伸出的手来代替紧握的拳头呢？
The police wrested the knife from his clenched fist.
警察从他紧握的拳头中把刀子强抢了过来。