clamp
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they clamp | |
| he / she / it clamps | |
| past simple clamped | |
| past participle clamped | |
| -ing form clamping |
- [transitive]
to hold something tightly, or fasten two things together, with a clamp （用夹具）夹紧，夹住，固定 - clamp A to B
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 A and B (together)
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。
Extra ExamplesClamp the pieces of wood together while the glue sets. 在胶水凝固过程中，把木块夹在一起。 Parts are clamped in place with a special machine. 部件由专门的机器固定住了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tight
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- on
- …
- clamped between your teeth
- clamp shut
- hard
- on
- clamp A to B
- [transitive, intransitive]
to hold or fasten something very tightly so that it does not move; to be held tightly 紧紧抓住；紧夹住；被抓住；被夹紧 - clamp something + adv./prep.
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。 I clamped a hand on his shoulder. 我把手夹在他的肩膀上。 A mobile phone was clamped to her ear. 一部手机被夹在她耳边。 - + adv./prep.
Her lips clamped tightly together. 她的双唇紧闭。 - clamp (something) + adj.
He clamped his mouth shut. 他紧闭着嘴。
Extra ExamplesA large hand clamped over her mouth. 一只大手捂住了她的嘴。 He clamped his hand firmly onto Jack's shoulder. 他的手紧紧抓着杰克的肩膀。 His mouth clamped shut. 他嘴巴紧闭。 She clamped her arms around him. 她紧紧抱住他。 The dog's jaws were clamped to his leg. 狗紧紧咬住了他的腿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tight
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- on
- …
- clamped between your teeth
- clamp shut
- hard
- on
- clamp something + adv./prep.
- [transitive, usually passive] (British English)
to fix a clamp to a car’s wheel so that the car cannot be driven away 用夹锁锁住（车轮） - be clamped
Her car had been clamped. 她的车被卡住了。 She’d been (= her car had been) clamped. 她被夹住了。
Wordfinder - be clamped
Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clam.
