clinch
v
1 [Tn] fix (a nail or rivet) firmly in place by hammering sideways the end that sticks out 敲彎(穿出的釘尖)使之牢固.
2 [Tn] (infml 口) confirm or settle (sth) finally 最終確定或解決(某事物)
clinch a deal/an argument/a bargain 成交[解決爭端/談妥買賣].
3 [I] (esp of boxers) hold each other tightly with the arms (尤指拳擊手)互相扭抱
The boxers clinched and the referee had to separate them. 拳擊手扭抱在一起, 裁判讓他們分開.
(infml 口) The scene ended as the lovers clinched. 這一幕結束時, 情人相互擁抱在一起. clinch, n
(a) (in boxing) act or instance of clinching (clinch 3) (拳擊中)扭抱
get into a clinch 扭抱在一起
break a clinch 將扭抱的拳擊手分開.
(b) (infml 口) embrace 擁抱.
?? 擴展釋義
*[klint?]n. 釘牢vt. 敲彎, 用臂鉗住vi. 敲彎, 用臂鉗住【經】 解決, 確定
?? 同詞根單詞
cloudn. 云;云狀物;一團;陰影;
vi. 布滿云;顯得陰沉;看起來憂愁);
vt. 使難以理解;使…朦朧不清;使減少樂趣;混淆;