clinch
clinch 英 [klɪntʃ] 美 [klɪntʃ]
v. 扭住；敲弯；最终确定或解决 n. 拥吻；钉牢
进行时:clinching 过去式:clinched 过去分词:clinched 第三人称单数:clinches 名词复数:clinches
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- v. 扭住；敲弯；最终确定或解决
- n. 拥吻；钉牢
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1. The nails will clinch.
钉子会钉牢的。
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2. But in the clinch, when the opportunity arises to do good or bad, how well do our predictions match up with the actions we actually take?
但在这种矛盾中，如果有机会可以做得好或坏，我们对自己行动的预测和采取的实际行动相符的程度又有多高呢？
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3. I think what we clinch is if he talks more about personal responsibility as a nation to clear up the issues that we have.
我希望他能够多谈一谈从我们个人层面，对解决目前国家面临的问题应该负担起什么样的责任。
- clinch (n.) 1620s, "method of fastening ropes," nautical, from clinch (v.). Also compare clench (n.). Meaning "a fastening by bending a driven nail" is from 1650s. In pugilism, "grappling at close quarters," from 1875.
- clinch (v.) 1560s, "fix securely (a driven nail) by bending and beating it back," a variant of clench (q.v.). The sense of "settle decisively" is first recorded 1716, from the notion of "clinching" the point of a nail to keep it fast. Boxing sense is from 1860. Related: Clinched; clinching.
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