| 单词 | clamp |
| 释义 | clamp 1. n. & v. --n 1. a device, esp. a brace or band of iron etc., for strengthening other materials or holding things together. 2. a device for immobilizing an illegally parked car. --vtr. 1. strengthen or fasten with a clamp. 2. place or hold firmly. 3. immobilize (an illegally parked car) by fixing a clamp to one of its wheels. Phrases and idioms clamp down 1. (often foll. by on) be rigid in enforcing a rule etc. 2. (foll. by on) try to suppress. clamp-down n. severe restriction or suppression. Etymology: ME prob. f. MDu., MLG klamp(e) 2. n. 1. a heap of potatoes or other root vegetables stored under straw or earth. 2. a pile of bricks for burning. 3. a pile of turf or peat or garden rubbish etc. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. f. Du. klamp heap (in sense 2 related to CLUMP) |
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