• vt. 夾緊，固定住
• n. 夾鉗，螺絲鉗

來自PIE*glei,黏，粘，詞源同clay,glue.詞義外延至夾子，夾具等，比較clam,clasp,clip.

clamp

clamp: see climb

clamp (n.)

device for fastening, c. 1300, probably from clamb, perhaps originally past tense of climb (v.), or from Middle Dutch clampe (Dutch klamp), from West Germanic *klamp- "clamp, cleat;" cognate with Middle Low German klampe "clasp, hook," Old High German klampfer "clip, clamp;" also probably related to Middle Dutch klamme "a clamp, hook, grapple," Danish klamme "a clamp, cramp," Old English clamm "fetter;" see clam (n.).

clamp (v.)

"to fasten with a clamp," 1670s, from clamp (n.). Related: Clamped; clamping.

1. Banking regulators failed to clamp down until earlier this month.

銀行監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)直到本月初才開始嚴(yán)格管制。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Ironically, the latest clamp-down has just led to renewed international criticism.

讓人哭笑不得的是，最近的制裁結(jié)果只是導(dǎo)致新一波國際社會(huì)的批評(píng)。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Clamp one end of the plank to the edge of the table.

把厚木板的一端用夾具固定在桌子的邊上。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. Clamp the two pieces of wood together until the glue dries.

用夾鉗把兩塊木板夾緊,等膠水干了再松開.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Clove is Japanese famous comic group CLAMP's classic work.

三葉草是日本著名漫畫團(tuán)體CLAMP經(jīng)典作品.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)