vt.抓住；抓牢
vi.企圖抓住；踩離合器
n.抓住；爪子；離合器；緊要關(guān)頭
n.一窩雞（蛋）；一群
adj.關(guān)鍵的；致勝的
The boy clutched the marbles and ran away. 那男孩一把搶去彈珠便逃之夭夭。
The child clutched his toy. 那個孩子緊抓著他的玩具不放。
用作不及物動詞 (vi.)John jumped up to clutch at the branch,but missed. 約翰跳起來試圖抓住那樹枝，但是沒有成功。
It is useless to clutch at a straw. 抓救命稻草是無濟(jì)于事的。
Engage the clutch before selecting a gear. 先踩離合器再掛擋。
用作名詞 (n.)He fell into the clutches of the criminal gang. 他落到了犯罪集團(tuán)的魔爪中。
He burnt out the clutch on his car. 他把他汽車上的離合器燒壞了。
She release the clutch and the car begin to move. 她放開離合器，汽車就動了。
He was great in the clutch as he could make shots and pass to his teammates for easy shots. 他總能在比賽緊要關(guān)頭投籃命中或者妙傳隊(duì)友輕松得分。
He's won a whole clutch of awards. 他獲得一大堆獎。
The Prime Minister was there with a clutch of cabinet ministers. 首相和一群內(nèi)閣部長都在那里。
用作形容詞 (adj.)Tmac is a choker and will never be able to get it done during clutch time. 麥迪就像一條圍巾，在關(guān)鍵的時候很難從脖子上取下來。
