clutches

1. VERB (通常因害怕或担心)紧握，紧抓
   If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
   1. I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support...
      我踉踉跄跄地，不得不抓住一把椅子稳住自己。
   2. She was clutching a photograph.
      她紧紧抓着一张照片。
2. N-PLURAL 控制;掌握;势力范围
   If someone is in another person's clutches, that person has captured them or has power over them.
   1. Tony fell into the clutches of an attractive American who introduced him to drugs...
      托尼落入了一个英俊的美国人的控制中，这个人引他走上了吸毒之路。
   2. Stojanovic escaped their clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle.
      斯托扬诺维奇从正在行驶的车上跳了下去，逃出了他们的掌心。
3. N-COUNT (车辆的)离合器踏板
   In a vehicle, the clutch is the pedal that you press before you change gear.
   1. Laura let out the clutch and pulled slowly away down the drive.
      劳拉松开离合器踏板，沿车道慢慢驶离。
4. N-COUNT 一窝(蛋)
   A clutch of eggs is a number of eggs laid by a bird at one time.
   1. ...the second clutch of eggs.
      第二窝蛋
5. N-COUNT 一小群;一小簇
   A clutch of people or things is a small group of them.
   1. The party has attracted a clutch of young southern liberals.
      聚会吸引了一群南部的年轻开明人士。
   2. ...a clutch of songs about adolescent experiences.
      一组有关青少年经历的歌曲
6. to clutch at straws → see: straw

1. She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist.
   她捏着裙子的两侧，直到裙子在她腰部打起了褶。
2. Tony fell into the clutches of an attractive American who introduced him to drugs
   托尼落入了一个英俊的美国人的控制中，这个人引他走上了吸毒之路。
3. Stojanovic escaped their clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle.
   斯托扬诺维奇从正在行驶的车上跳了下去，逃出了他们的掌心。
4. Those people feared to live in the clutches of foreign secret police.
   那些人害怕在外国秘密警察控制下生活。
5. Hardline governments, they reckon, end up helping their cause by driving even moderate Tamils into their clutches.
   强硬的统治，他们认为，甚至将把温和的泰米尔人也赶至他们的麾下，从而有助于他们的事业。
6. Clutches and gearbox units are operated hydraulically.
   离合器和变速箱单元靠液压运转。
7. Then I found that I seemed to be in their clutches.
   这时我才发现我似乎是在他们的魔掌中。
8. Freeing yourselves from their clutches has opened your eyes as to what has really been going on around you.
   把你自己从他们的魔爪中释放出来，打开眼睛真正看看什么才是围绕你的。
9. Because of the similarity of their functions, clutches and brakes are treated together.
   由于相似的功能，离合器和制动器的待遇在一起。
10. And now your promise reaches out and clutches me!
    可现在给我你的许诺却把我牢牢抓住了！
11. To investigate the wearing of friction discs, the working principle of wet shifting clutches is studied.
    研究湿式换挡离合器摩擦片工作过程的磨损量变化规律。
12. The engine and motor are coupled to the wheels through clutches, and automatic gearbox, and Hy-Vo Chains.
    发动机和电动机经离合器自动变速齿轮箱和Hy-Vo链与车轮连接。
13. The thief was in the clutches of the police.
    小偷被警方逮住了。
14. High temperature operation without varnishing valves and clutches.
    没有过油阀和高温度离合器的运作。
15. It is important to check that the gearbox and clutches are functioning properly.
    它是很重要的，检查变速箱和离合器功能正常。
16. Introduces the design and specification of disk and drum clutches and brakes.
    介绍盘式和鼓式离合器以及制动器的设计和技术说明。
17. Both clutches display slight centrifugal force overcompensation.
    两个离合器均会表现出轻微的离心力过度补偿。
18. He escaped the clutches of the welfare service and the law.
    他挣脱了福利机构和法律的摆布。
19. He fell into the clutches of the criminal gang.
    他落到了犯罪集团的魔爪中。
20. Both clutches can be actuated and operated with slip regulation independently of each other.
    两个离合器相互独立地进行滑动调节操控和操作。
21. Shafts are mounted in bearings and transmit power through such devices as gears, pulleys, cams and clutches.
    轴安装在轴承中，通过齿轮、皮带轮、凸轮和离合器等零件传递动力。
22. They fled the country to escape the clutches of the secret police.
    他们逃离该国，避开秘密警察的控制。
23. Some Puerto Rican girl got you in her clutches yet?
    有没有哪个波多黎各女孩钩住你的魂了？
24. He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
    他抓住的是挂在身上的十字架，下一个就是他自己的狗牌牌了。
25. But did you know that automatics have clutches, too?
    但你知道自动车也有离合器吗。
26. Sounds from motors, gears, and clutches of motorized toys.
    由机动玩具的马达，齿轮箱，和离合器发出的声音。
27. The engine torque is routed into the clutches via a dual-mass flywheel.
    发动机扭矩通过双质量飞轮导入离合器。
28. Mary wrenched herself from the villain's clutches.
    玛丽挣脱了恶棍的控制。
29. The dual-clutch gearbox contains two wet clutches with two drive shafts.
    双离合器变速箱包含带两根驱动轴的两个湿式离合器。
30. In this study, a developed electric power steering ( D-EPS) system, which uses a unidirectional motor and two clutches, is investigated.
    提出了一种采用单向电机和双离合器来作为助力源的新型电动助力转向系统（D-EPS）。

noun

1. the act of grasping
   1. he released his clasp on my arm
   2. he has a strong grip for an old man
   3. she kept a firm hold on the railing

   Synonym:    claspclenchclutchgraspgriphold