clinch

英 [klɪn(t)ʃ] 美[klɪntʃ]
  • v. 扭住;敲弯
  • n. 拥吻;钉牢
  • n. (Clinch)人名;(英)克林奇

GRE扩展词汇CET6+TEM8中低频词

词态变化


复数: clinches;第三人称单数: clinches;过去式: clinched;过去分词: clinched;现在分词: clinching;

助记提示


1. cling => clinch, clench.
2. 板上钉钉就是把事情定下来。=> 确定、决定、解决。
3. 钉牢了就是确定了。
4. 字母i似乎有点儿像赢得奖杯的样子。
5. 解决最后一公里的问题 => 类推为:解决最后一英寸(inch)的问题 => clinch.
6. cling(紧紧抓住) + inch(英寸) => clinch => 紧紧抓住最后一英寸的问题,将其解决掉,以赢得最后的胜利。

中文词源


clinch 解决

来自clench 的拼写变体,即抓住,解决。

英文词源


clinch (v.)
1560s, "clasp, interlock," especially with a bent nail, variant of clench. The sense of "settle decisively" is first recorded 1716, from the notion of "clinching" the point of a nail to keep it fast. Boxing sense is from 1860. Related: Clinched; clinching.
clinch (n.)
1620s, "method of fastening," from clinch (v.). Meaning "a fastening by bent nail" is from 1650s. In pugilism, from 1875.

双语例句


1. They were caught in a clinch when their parents returned home unexpectedly.
父母突然回家,撞见他俩拥抱在一起。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer.
这更增添了人们对他即将和美国的一家发动机制造商达成协议的猜测。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The two lovers were locked in a clinch.
那对恋人紧紧拥抱着.

来自辞典例句

4. It can work in conjunction with sales and promotional activities to clinch a deal.
它与销售与促销两项工作结合起来招揽生意.

来自辞典例句

5. China has a saying: " not not clinch a deal. "
中国有一句古话: “ 不打不成交 ” .

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