clutches

1.抓,抓住;攫住;握紧

1.(一把)抓住;掌握,(抓牢不放的)手,魔掌,毒手

2.一次孵的蛋;一窝雏;一捆(书等);一组(人等)

3.【航海】有叉支柱;(鹰等的)爪;【机械工程】离合器(踏板)

4.(女用)没有提梁的手提包〔由于需用手抓住〕

5.〔美口〕(体育比赛中的)紧要关头

6.〔机〕联轴器;夹紧装置;套管;凸轮

1.to grip something tightly

2.to try to grab hold of something

3.to engage the clutch of a motor vehicle

4.to hold someone or something firmly, for example because you are afraid or in pain, or do not want to lose them

5.seize;take hold of tightly with the hand(s)

6.attempt to seize

1.the number of eggs laid by a bird at one time

2.a device that enables two rotating shafts to be connected and disconnected smoothly, especially one in a motor vehicle that transmits power from the engine to the transmission

3.all the chickens hatched together from one clutch of eggs

4.the pedal that activates the clutch in a motor vehicle

5.a number of similar people or things

6.control and influence

7.a crucial moment in a critical situation

8.a tight grip on something

9.a piece of equipment in a vehicle that you press with your foot when you change gear

10.a firm hold that you have on someone or something, usually because you are afraid or in pain, or do not want to lose them

11.a set of eggs that a chicken produces at one time, or the chickens that come from those eggs

12.power or control that someone has over you that you want to escape from

13.a small group of people or things