Word · Frequency #7433
clasp
/klæsp/
verb
紧握；握紧
To hold or grasp firmly.
- 1.
To take hold of; to grasp.
抓住；握住。
- 2.
To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.
用扣子或类似扣子的东西合上或固定在一起。
- 3.
hold firmly and tightly
紧紧握住
扣上；扣紧；抓住；握住。；用扣子或类似扣子的东西合上或固定在一起。；紧紧握住；扣紧
In use
She clasps her hands together when she prays.
He clasped his necklace tightly as he spoke.
She was clasping the book to her chest.
Verb forms
base clasp · third person clasps · -ing clasping · past clasped · past participle clasped
Connections
Collocations
- clasp hands
- 互相紧握双手
- They clasped hands and smiled at each other.他们互相紧握双手，相视而笑。
- clasp someone's hand
- 紧握某人的手
- She clasped his hand nervously before the interview.面试前她紧张地紧握着他的手。
- clasp someone in one's arms
- 把某人紧紧搂在怀里
- The father clasped his son in his arms.父亲把儿子紧紧搂在怀里。
- clasp one's hands together
- 双手合拢
- He clasped his hands together and began to pray.他双手合拢，开始祈祷。
- clasp a necklace around one's neck
- 把项链扣在脖子上
- She clasped the gold necklace around her neck.她把金项链扣在脖子上。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
clasp 像 clap（拍手）多加一个 s，拍手后十指相扣，既指紧紧握住，也指扣上项链扣。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学或书面表达中，表示“紧握/抱住”、说明或日常提及中，表示“扣上/扣紧” clasp 作动词时，正式度会随搭配变化：表示“紧紧握住、抱住”时通常偏书面或文学语体；表示“扣上（项链、手链等）”时多用于说明书或日常提及。
Grammar Note
常用于 clasp one's hands 或 clasp something in one's hands 结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词：/æsp/ 结尾的 grasp、gasp。注意形近词 claps（/klæps/，辅音 /s/ 和 /p/ 顺序相反）、class（/klæs/）、clash（/klæʃ/）发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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