Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4855
clutch
离合器；离合器踏板
核心释义
A device or pedal in a car that connects and disconnects the engine from the gears.
- 1.
掠食动物或鸟类的爪子
The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
- 2.
一窝小鸡或一窝蛋；孵卵
A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs; a sitting.
- 3.
尤指贪婪或邪恶的抓握
A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
- 4.
一群(人或物)
A group or bunch (of people or things).
- 5.
用于中断动力传输的装置,常用于汽车中分离发动机和变速箱
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
- 6.
汽车中断开发动机与驱动轮之间动力和扭矩传输的踏板
The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
- 7.
用于抓住物体的装置,如链条或滑车末端的装置
Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
- 8.
附在别针背面的扣件,用于将饰品固定在衣物上
A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
- 9.
无带或手柄的小手袋或钱包
A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
- 10.
困难的动作
A difficult maneuver.
手拿包；无带小包；抓握；控制；魔爪；（猛兽或猛禽的）爪子；利爪；一群；一伙；一批；一窝（小鸡等）；一窝蛋
用法In use
Press the clutch all the way down before you change gear.
用法提示：clutch 是名词，指汽车中的离合器踏板，作 press 的宾语。
She took her foot off the clutch too quickly, and the car stalled.
用法提示：clutch 是名词，指离合器踏板，用于 take one's foot off the clutch 表示松开离合器。
If the clutch feels stiff, it may need to be adjusted.
用法提示：clutch 是名词，指离合器装置或踏板，在条件句中作主语。
a clutch of + plural noun
表示一组或一群（人或物），后接复数名词；也可指一窝蛋或一窝雏鸡。
A clutch of reporters waited outside the courthouse.
一群记者在法院外等候。
in the clutches of sb/sth
clutches 用复数，表示被某人或某势力控制、掌握。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- clutch bag
- 女用手拿包
- She carried a small clutch bag to the party.她带了一个小手拿包去派对。
- clutch player
- 关键球员
- He is known as a clutch player in the playoffs.他在季后赛中以关键球员著称。
- clutch situation
- 紧要关头
- She always stays calm in a clutch situation.她在紧要关头总是保持冷静。
- clutch pedal
- 离合器踏板
- Press the clutch pedal before shifting gears.换挡前先踩离合器踏板。
- clutch of eggs
- 一窝蛋
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象关键时刻（clutch situation）紧紧抓住离合器（clutch），发音‘克拉奇’像‘可拉紧’。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: ["sports", "driving", "poultry farming"]; note_zh: 该词作为名词时通常为中性语域，多用于体育比赛的关键时刻、汽车离合器操作，以及描述一窝同时孵化的小鸡。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常与 of 连用表示‘一窝’或‘一组’。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with clutch (pronounced /klʌtʃ/): they share the /ʌtʃ/ ending. Note that 'touch' is spelled with -ouch but rhymes. Beware of similar-looking words like 'catch', 'match', 'pitch' which have different vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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