clench
clench
verb
verb
- (with reference to the fingers or hand) close into a tight ball, especially when feeling extreme anger
（手，手指）紧握成拳（尤以表示愤怒）
[with obj.]she clenched her fists, struggling for control.
她紧握双拳，努力控制情绪。
[no obj.]Ian's right hand clenched into a fist.
伊恩右手紧握成拳。
[as adj. clenched]he struck the wall with his clenched fist.
他用握紧的拳头击打墙壁。
■(with reference to the teeth) press or be pressed tightly together, especially with anger or determination or so as to suppress a strong emotion
（牙）（尤指愤怒，下定决心、压抑感情时）紧咬
[no obj.]her teeth clenched in anger.
她气得紧咬牙关。
■[with obj.]grasp (something) tightly and firmly, especially with the hands or between the teeth
握紧；咬紧
he clenched the steering wheel so hard that the car wobbled.
他把方向盘握得太紧，车子都摇摇晃晃的了。
■[no obj.](of a muscular part of the body) tighten or contract sharply, especially with strong emotion
（肌肉）（尤指因强烈感情）绷紧；缩紧
Mark felt his stomach clench in alarm.
马克感到他的胃部因恐慌而缩成一团。
- [in sing.]a contraction or tightening of part of the body
（身体部位的）紧缩；紧绷
she saw the anger rise, saw the clench of his fists.
她看到他怒气升腾，双拳紧握。
■the state of being tightly closed or contracted
抓牢，握牢，包牢；缩紧
- Old English (in the sense of clinch 'fix securely'): of Germanic origin; related to cling
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