fist

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fist /fɪst/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  HBHthe hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone 拳，拳头 She held the money tightly in her fist. 她把钱紧紧地攥在手中。 Malcolm clenched his fist (=held his fist very tightly closed) angrily. 马尔科姆愤怒地握紧拳头。 Dooley stood up and shook his fist in her face. 杜利站起身，在她眼前挥舞着拳头。 Varney slammed his fist down onto the table so hard the dishes jumped. 瓦尼一拳砸在桌子上，盘子都给震了起来。 → ham-fisted, tight-fisted, → hand over fist at hand1(35)2. make a good/bad fist of something British English informalSUCCEED IN DOING something to make a successful or unsuccessful attempt to do something 做成/做不成某事

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fist• Is a little sleeplessness and fist pounding so very out of the way?• He would hammer the table with one great fist.• He clenched his fists even tighter.• He would remember only the steam and the heat and the electricity in his fists and forearms.• His hands were clenched into fists.• This is the archetypal steel fist in a velvet glove.• The stick and the fist backed up the array of legal powers.• Other players pumped their fists or otherwise exhorted the fans.shook ... fist• Then he spoke roughly once more, shoved the teeth deeper into his pocket and shook his fist at her.• Asshe shook his fist, and advanced threateningly.• Over on her cot, Frank shook an enthusiastic fist in the air toward Oliver.Origin fist Old English fyst

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fist /fɪst/ noun [countable]1. the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone:
    She held the money tightly in her fist.
    Malcolm clenched his fist (=held his fist very tightly closed) angrily.
    Dooley stood up and shook his fist in her face.
    Varney slammed his fist down onto the table so hard the dishes jumped. ⇨ ham-fisted, tight-fisted, ⇨ hand over fist at hand¹(35)
2. make a good/bad fist of something British English informal to make a successful or unsuccessful attempt to do something

fistBrE /fɪst/ 🔊NAmE /fɪst/ 🔊 nouna hand when it is tightly closed with the fingers bent into the palm 拳；拳头◆He punched me with his fist. 他用拳头猛击我。🔊🔊◆She clenched her fists to stop herself trembling. 她紧握双拳，克制颤抖。🔊🔊◆He got into a fist fight in the bar. 他在酒吧与人挥拳斗殴。🔊🔊  ➡  see also ham-fisted, tight-fisted ●make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of sth(BrE, old-fashioned, informal) to make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do sth 试图把（或未能把）某事做得很成功●an iron ˈfist/ˈhand (in a velvet ˈglove)if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that sb behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove). （温和背后的）铁拳●make/lose money ˌhand over ˈfistto make/lose money very fast and in large quantities 赚大钱；破大财