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- [transitive, intransitive]
when you clench your hands, teeth, etc., or when they clench, you press 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） - clench (something)
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。 🔊🔊 Her hands clenched involuntarily. 她不由自主地攥紧了拳头。 - clench (something) + adv./prep.
She sat with hands clenched together in her lap. 她双手紧握放在大腿上坐着。 His jaw was clenched tight. 他紧咬牙关。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tight
- tightly
- …
- clenched between somebody’s teeth
- clench (something)
- [transitive, often passive]
to hold something tightly 握紧；抓牢；攥住 - be clenched between/in something
Her pen was clenched between her teeth. 她咬着笔。 🔊🔊 She had a gun clenched tightly in her hand. 她手里握着一把枪。 - clench something
He clenched the steering wheel tightly. 他紧紧地握紧了方向盘。
Extra ExamplesShe sat at her desk, her pen clenched between her teeth. 她坐在办公桌旁，笔在牙齿之间握紧。 He had a wine glass clenched firmly in his hand. 他手里握着酒杯。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tight
- tightly
- …
- clenched between somebody’s teeth
- be clenched between/in something
Word OriginOld English (in the sense of clinch ‘fix securely’): of Germanic origin; related to cling.