clamp
英 [klæmp] 美 [klæmp]
n.夹子；螺丝钳 vt.夹住；强加；压制
CET6 IELTS
◉Usage Examples
(1) He used a clamp to hold the arm on the chair until the glue dried.
(2) Try to clamp these two blocks of wood together.
(3) The government decided to clamp restraints on labour strikes.
(4) The Government intends to clamp down on soccer hooliganism.
(5) She managed to clamp her anger down.
(1) 他用夹子将扶手夹在椅子上, 直到胶水干后再取下。
(2) 试着把这两块木头夹在一起。
(3) 政府决定对罢工加强限制。
(4) 政府拟采取措施严禁在足球比赛中闹事。
(5) 她设法压制了她的怒火。
◉Usage notes
A clamp is a tool that's used to secure two things tightly together. When you repair a chair, it's best to use a clamp to hold the glued pieces together firmly.
Carpenters, woodworkers, and plumbers all use clamps when they want to hold things together while they wait for glue to dry or need their hands free. When you use this kind of device, you can also say you clamp something: "Clamp that board down for me before I turn the saw on." Clamp most likely shares a Germanic root with the word clam — *klam-, "to press together."
◉Collins
1. [N-COUNT 可数名词]夹子；夹具；夹钳 A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
2. [VERB 动词](用夹具)夹紧，夹住，固定 When you clamp one thing to another, you fasten the two things together with a clamp. [V n to n]
Somebody forgot to bring along the U-bolts to clamp the microphones to the pole.
有人忘了带把麦克风固定在支架上的U形螺栓。
3. [VERB 动词]将…固定(在某处)；紧紧抓住 To clamp something in a particular place means to put it or hold it there firmly and tightly. [V n prep] [V n together] [V n adj] [V-ed]
Simon finished dialing and clamped the phone to his ear...
西蒙拨完号，把听筒贴在耳边。
He clamped his lips together...
他紧闭双唇。
You beg him to try just one spoonful, and he clamps his mouth shut...
你求他就尝一匙，可他就是不张嘴。
Peter jumped to his feet with his hand clamped to his neck.
彼得一只手捂着脖子，腾地跳了起来。
4. [N-COUNT 可数名词](将违章停放的车辆扣在原地的)夹钳，车轮固定夹 A clamp is a large metal device which is fitted to the wheel of an illegally parked car or other vehicle in order to prevent it from being driven away. The driver has to pay to have the clamp removed. [BRIT 英]
in AM, use 美国英语用 Denver boot
5. [VERB 动词]给(车辆)上夹钳 To clamp a car means to fit a clamp to one of its wheels so that it cannot be driven away. [V n] [BRIT 英]
Courts in Scotland have ruled it illegal to clamp a car parked on private ground and then to demand a fine.
苏格兰法院裁定，将停在私人地界上的车辆上夹钳并索要罚款的行为是违法的。
in AM, use 美国英语用 boot
clamping
The AA called for laws to regulate clamping firms.
英国汽车协会呼吁立法，规范夹车公司的行为。
clamper
Private clampers demanded £17 to release her van.
私人夹车者要求支付17英镑才让她把货车开走。
相关词组：
clamp down
