vt.

1. 抓住；攫取
   He clutched the ticket in his hand.

   他将票子紧紧抓在手里。

vi.

1. 抓，攫[（+at）]
   A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

   快溺死的人连一根稻草也要抓。

n.[C]

1. 爪子；手；掌握，控制[P1]
   He fell into the clutches of the criminal gang.

   他落到了犯罪集团的魔爪中。

2. 抓住；攫取[S1]
3. 【机】离合器；离合器踏板；起重机抓爪
   Take your foot off the clutch after changing gear.

   换档之后，脚离离合器。

4. 【美】【口】紧急关头，危机

n.[C]

1. 一窝蛋[（+of）]
2. 一窝雏鸡[（+of）]

vt.

1. 孵（小鸡）

v.

▸ (clutch at) seize eagerly or in desperation:

he clutched at the idea.

n.

1. a tight grasp.
2. (clutches) power or control:
   she was about to fall into his clutches.
3. a mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the engine and the transmission system in a vehicle, or the working parts of any machine.
4. N. Amer. a clutch bag.

n.

1. a group of eggs fertilized at the same time, laid in a single session and (in birds) incubated together.
   ▸a brood of chicks.
2. a small group of people or things.