clamp

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UK [klæmp]
  • n.夹具;夹钳;夹子;车轮夹锁(用于锁住违章停放的车辆)
  • v.固定;紧紧抓住;紧夹住;被抓住
  • Web夹紧;学园侦探团
Simple Present:clamps  Present Participle:clamping  Past Tense:clamped  
clamp
v.
1.
[t]
(用夹具)夹紧,夹住,固定to hold sth tightly, or fasten two things together, with a clamp
Clamp one end of the plank to the edge of the table.
把厚木板的一端用夹具固定在桌子的边上。
Clamp the two halves together until the glue dries.
用夹具把两半物品夹紧,待胶干后再松开。
2.
[t][i]
紧紧抓住;紧夹住;被抓住;被夹紧to hold or fasten sth very tightly so that it does not move; to be held tightly
He had a cigar clamped between his teeth.
他嘴里叼着一根雪茄。
She clamped a pair of headphones over her ears.
她把一副耳机戴在两边耳朵上。
Her lips clamped tightly together.
她的双唇紧闭。
He clamped his mouth shut.
他紧闭着嘴。
3.
[t][oftpass]
~ sth/sb
用夹锁锁住(车轮)to fix a clamp to a car's wheel so that the car cannot be driven away
n.
1.
夹具;夹子;夹钳a tool for holding things tightly together, usually by means of a screw
2.
车轮夹锁(用于锁住违章停放的车辆)a device that is attached to the wheel of a car that has been parked illegally, so that it cannot be driven away

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