clinch
v
1 [Tn] fix (a nail or rivet) firmly in place by hammering sideways the end that sticks out 敲弯(穿出的钉尖)使之牢固.
2 [Tn] (infml 口) confirm or settle (sth) finally 最终确定或解决(某事物)
clinch a deal/an argument/a bargain 成交[解决争端/谈妥买卖].
3 [I] (esp of boxers) hold each other tightly with the arms (尤指拳击手)互相扭抱
The boxers clinched and the referee had to separate them. 拳击手扭抱在一起, 裁判让他们分开.
(infml 口) The scene ended as the lovers clinched. 这一幕结束时, 情人相互拥抱在一起. clinch, n
(a) (in boxing) act or instance of clinching (clinch 3) (拳击中)扭抱
get into a clinch 扭抱在一起
break a clinch 将扭抱的拳击手分开.
(b) (infml 口) embrace 拥抱.
🔁 扩展释义
*[klintʃ]n. 钉牢vt. 敲弯, 用臂钳住vi. 敲弯, 用臂钳住【经】 解决, 确定
🌿 同词根单词
cloudn. 云;云状物;一团;阴影;
vi. 布满云;显得阴沉;看起来忧愁);
vt. 使难以理解;使…朦胧不清;使减少乐趣;混淆;
living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.