clenching

英 [ˈklentʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈklentʃɪŋ]

v.  (通常表示愤怒、决心或不安时)捏紧，攥紧(拳头等)，咬紧(牙齿等); 握紧; 抓牢; 攥住
clench的现在分词

现在分词：clenching　

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 攥紧(拳头)；(拳头)紧握
  When youclenchyour fist or your fistclenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
  1. Alex clenched her fists and gritted her teeth...
     亚历克丝攥紧拳头，牙咬得咯咯响。
  2. She pulled at his sleeve and he turned on her, fists clenching again before he saw who it was.
     她拉了拉他的袖子，他双拳再次握紧，气冲冲地转过身来，这才发现是她。
  3. ...angry protestors with clenched fists.
     双拳紧握的愤怒的抗议者们
• VERB (通常指生气、不安时)咬紧(牙齿)，咬牙切齿
  When youclenchyour teeth or theyclench, you squeeze your teeth together firmly, usually because you are angry or upset.
  1. Patsy had to clench her jaw to suppress her anger...
     帕奇只得咬紧牙关压住怒气。
  2. Slowly, he released his breath through clenched teeth.
     他从紧咬的牙缝间慢慢地舒了口气。
• VERB 抓紧;握紧;咬紧
  If youclenchsomething in your hand or in your teeth, you hold it tightly with your hand or your teeth.
  1. I clenched the arms of my chair.
     我死死抓住椅子扶手。

双语例句

• I'll never get used to them, she thought, clenching her fists.
  我永远也看不惯这些家伙，她握紧双拳，心里想。
• When she had gone I began to walk up and down the room, clenching my fists.
  她走后，我在屋里踱来踱去，紧攥着拳头。
• Do you have a habit of clenching your teeth?
  您有紧咬牙的习惯吗？
• After treatment the MCV of MM, TA and DA were significant increased in maximum clenching and chewing movement.
  反牙合解除后紧咬及双侧咀嚼运动MM、TA及DA肌电水平明显增加。
• When you feel your fists clenching or your forearms tensing, drop your arms to your sides and shake them out for a few seconds to release the tension.
  当您感到双拳紧握或前臂紧张时，放下双臂于二侧甩几秒钟，放松一下。
• It is thought that the movement of clenching the right fist activates a brain region that is involved in storing memories, while squeezing the left hand triggers an area that is key to retrieving information.
  研究人员认为，握紧右拳的动作激活了和储存记忆相关的大脑区域，而握紧左拳的动作激活了大脑中与回忆信息相关的关键区域。
• Bruxism is a disorder characterized by grinding and clenching of the teeth, companied with fasciculation of masticatory muscles in nonfunctional status.
  磨牙症是在非功能状态下咀嚼肌发生自发性收缩，使上下牙彼此磨动或紧咬的现象。
• Sitting in a dark movie theater, leaning forward with your eyes fixed on the screen and hands clenching the edge of the seat, you hear the couple behind you whisper: Is that Matt Damon?
  坐在漆黑的电影院里，双眼紧紧盯着前方的屏幕，双手紧握座椅的把手，你听到你身后的一对窃窃私语：那是马特达蒙吗？
• Warning signs can include: tightness in the throat or chest, shallow or rapid breathing, a clenching of the teeth or jaw, negative thoughts about oneself or feelings of being overwhelmed.
  预警信号包括：喉咙或胸口发紧，呼吸变得急促，咬紧牙关，对自己产生负面想法或感觉不堪重负。
• Keeps your hands and jaw relaxed; no clenching.
  让你的手和下巴放松，而不是紧握着。