clench
音标：
英音/ klentʃ / 美音/ klentʃ /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
There was no pain but it clenched up, like a claw.
虽然没有疼痛，但疼痛却像爪子一样抓紧。
—BBC
However, the clenched fist and the puff of the cheeks exposed his relief and no doubt a certain satisfaction.
然而，紧握的拳头和鼓起的脸颊却暴露了他的轻松和无疑的某种满足。
—BBC
Mr. Jordan will need 217 votes to clench the gavel, an uphill climb that could require several rounds of voting and more negotiations with GOP holdouts.
乔丹先生需要 217 票才能敲定木槌，这是一个艰难的过程，可能需要进行几轮投票，并与共和党的顽固分子进行更多谈判。
—Washington Times
基本释意：
verb
squeeze together tightly
攥紧（拳头等），咬紧（牙齿等）；紧握，紧咬
同义词：
clinch,clasp,clutch,clutches,grasp,grip,hold,clinch
短释义：
People often clench parts of their own bodies, but they can also clench other things. Your grandmother might tend to clench you in her arms when you visit her, and a toddler might clench his stuffed animal to his chest when he falls asleep at night. The Old English root of clench is beclencan, which means “to hold fast or make cling,” and it has the same origins as the word cling.
当你握紧某物时，你会抓住、按压或挤压它。例如，当你生气时，你可能会握紧拳头，或者当你担心时，你可能会咬紧牙关。
长释义：
People often clench parts of their own bodies, but they can also clench other things. Your grandmother might tend to clench you in her arms when you visit her, and a toddler might clench his stuffed animal to his chest when he falls asleep at night. The Old English root of clench is beclencan, which means “to hold fast or make cling,” and it has the same origins as the word cling.
人们经常握紧自己身体的某些部分，但他们也可以握紧其他东西。当你去看望你的祖母时，她可能会把你紧紧地抱在怀里，而一个蹒跚学步的孩子在晚上入睡时可能会把他的毛绒玩具紧紧地抱在胸前。 clench 的古英语词根是 beclencan，意思是“紧紧抓住或紧紧抓住”，它与“cling”一词具有相同的起源。
文学例句：
Her cheeks were red and her jaw clenched as she gawked all around.
她脸颊通红，下巴紧闭，呆呆地看着四周。
—The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
He just stared at her as she clenched her fists and thought of a thousand different ways to tie his mouth shut.
他只是盯着她，而她握紧拳头，想着一千种不同的方法来封住他的嘴。
—Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
“Leave him alone, Adam,” Joe said with a frown, clenching his fists at his side.
“别管他，亚当，”乔皱着眉头说道，握紧了身侧的拳头。
—A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5) by Franklin W. Dixon
词源：
clench (v.)”to grasp firmly,” c. 1300, from Old English (be)clencan “to hold fast, make cling,” causative of clingan (see cling, and compare clinch); compare stench/stink. Meaning “to set firmly together” (of fists, teeth, etc.) is from 1747 (clinch in this sense is attested from 1630s). Figurative sense of “fix or secure by a final act” is from 1670s. Related: Clenched; clenching.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
握紧（v.）“牢牢地抓住” c． 1300，源自古英语 (be)clencan “紧紧抓住，使紧握”，是 clingan 的使役（参见 cling，并比较 clinch）；比较恶臭/恶臭。意思是“牢固地结合在一起”（拳头、牙齿等）来自 1747 年（这种意义上的“clinch”从 1630 年代就得到了证实）。 “通过最后的行动来解决或确保安全”的比喻意义来自 1670 年代。 相关：握紧；咬紧牙关。相关条目及更多
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