| 单词 | clamp |
| 释义 | Word Frequency clamp 1(klæmp) noun 1. a mechanical device with movable jaws with which an object can be secured to a bench or with which two objects may be secured together 2. See also wheel clamp 3. a means by which a fixed joint may be strengthened 4. nautical a horizontal beam fastened to the ribs for supporting the deck beams in a wooden vessel verb (transitive) 5. to fix or fasten with or as if with a clamp 6. to immobilize (a car) by means of a wheel clamp 7. to inflict or impose forcefully they clamped a curfew on the town Word origin C14: from Dutch or Low German klamp; related to Old English clamm bond, fetter, Old Norse kleppr lumpWord Frequency clamp 2(klæmp) British agriculture noun 1. a mound formed out of a harvested root crop, covered with straw and earth to protect it from winter weather 2. a pile of bricks ready for processing in a furnace verb 3. (transitive) to enclose (a harvested root crop) in a mound Word origin C16: from Middle Dutch klamp heap; related to clump |
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