clench
clench 英 [klentʃ] 美 [klɛntʃ]
vt. 紧握；确定；把…敲弯 vi. 握紧；钉牢 n. 紧抓；敲环脚
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- When you clench something, you grip, press, or squeeze it. You might clench your fists when you're angry or clench your teeth when you're worried, for example.
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- vt. 紧握；确定；把…敲弯
- vi. 握紧；钉牢
- n. 紧抓；敲环脚
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1. Don't clench your fists because it can lead to tightnessin the arms, shoulders, and neck.
不要紧握你的拳头因为这样会导致你手臂，肩膀和脖子的紧压。
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2. They leap to their feet, clench fists and let out long screams, clawing at the ground and air.
他们开始蹦蹦跳跳，握紧拳头，发出长长的尖叫声，抓向地面或空中。
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3. So the next time you’re faced with a choice that takes self-control clench your fist or firm that bicep. Your will might firm up too.
因此，当你下次面对一个需要自我控制的选择时，握紧自己的拳头，或者鼓起自己的二头肌，就能让自己更坚强。
- clench (n.) 1590s, "the part of a nail that clinches," from clench (v.). Also "mode of securing a nail by hammering it back once driven." Meaning "a grasp, grip" is from 1779. Compare clinch.
- clench (v.) "to grasp firmly," c. 1300, from Old English (be)clencan "to hold fast, make cling," causative of clingan (see cling, and compare clinch); compare stench/stink. Meaning "to set firmly together" (of fists, teeth, etc.) is from 1747 (clinch in this sense is attested from 1630s). Figurative sense of "fix or secure by a final act" is from 1670s. Related: Clenched; clenching.
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