clinch
verb (informal)- clinch something
to succeed in achieving or winning something 成功取得；赢得 to clinch an argument/a deal/a victory 赢得辩论；成交；赢得胜利 They clinched a place in the semi-finals. 他们在半决赛中获得了一个席位。
to provide the answer to something; to settle something that was not certain 提供解决办法；解决；确定 - clinch something
These findings clinched the matter. 这些发现最终解决了问题。 - clinch it
‘I'll pay your airfare.’ ‘OK, that clinches it—I'll come with you.’ 我会支付你的机票。“好吧，就这么定了——我和你一起去。 a clinching argument 让人折服的论证
- clinch something
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the senses ‘something that grips’ and ‘fix securely’): variant of clench.