clench

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++clench /klentʃ/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  1  clench your fists/teeth/jaw etc HOLDto hold your hands, teeth etc together tightly, usually because you feel angry or determined 〔因愤怒或下决心而〕握紧拳头/咬紧牙关等 Jody was pacing the sidelines, her fists clenched. 乔迪在球场的边线上紧握着拳头来回踱步。2  to hold something tightly in your hand or between your teeth 紧握；紧咬 a cigar clenched between his teeth 他叼在嘴里的一支雪茄→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

clench• My apron flapped, my teeth were clenched.• He succeeded in pulling apart my clenched arms and started on my legs.• His buttocks were clenched as he moved towards her.• She clenched her fists, on the verge of tears.• The shock was terrific, he gasped into his oxygen mask, his hands clenching involuntarily.• I clenched out the light and stuck my fingers in my ears.• Her muscles involuntarily clenched, then went limp.Origin clench Old English beclencan

clench verbChinese  

to together hold etc usually your teeth tightly, Corpus hands,

clench
clench /klentʃ/ verb [transitive]1. clench your fists/teeth/jaw etc to hold your hands, teeth etc together tightly, usually because you feel angry or determined:
    Jody was pacing the sidelines, her fists clenched.
2. to hold something tightly in your hand or between your teeth:
    a cigar clenched between his teeth

clenchBrE /klentʃ/ 🔊NAmE /klentʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they clench BrE /klentʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /klentʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it clenches BrE /ˈklentʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈklentʃɪz/ 🔊past simple clenched BrE /klentʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /klentʃt/ 🔊past participle clenched BrE /klentʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /klentʃt/ 🔊 -ing form clenching BrE /ˈklentʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈklentʃɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) when you clench your hands, teeth, etc., or when they clench, you press or squeeze them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry, determined or upset （通常表示愤怒、决心或不安时）捏紧，攥紧（拳头等），咬紧（牙齿等）◆He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。🔊🔊◆Through clenched teeth she told him to leave. 她咬牙切齿地叫他离开。🔊🔊◆His fists clenched slowly until his knuckles were white. 他的拳头慢慢地捏紧，直捏得指关节都发白了。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth (in/between sth) to hold sth tightly and firmly 握紧；抓牢；攥住◆Her pen was clenched between her teeth. 她咬着笔。🔊🔊