clinching是什么意思？

clinching

英[k'lɪntʃɪŋ] 美[k'lɪntʃɪŋ]

• v. （尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的现在分词 )，<非正>解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）；

例句

• Irish rockers U 2 bask in glory after clinching all three of the biggest Grammy prizes. 爱尔兰的摇滚人U2尽情享受着拥吻最重要的三座格莱美大奖的光辉与喜悦.
• By clinching nails over the canvas they held the torn sail to the mast. 他们用针把帆布钉牢,把这个破裂的帆升到桅杆上.
• Joe gets clinching evidence of the brains role when he dreams. 乔做梦时得到了大脑发生作用的决定性依据.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  达成(协议等);取得(胜利)
  If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
  例句
  Hibernian clinched the First Division title when they beat Hamilton 2-0... 希伯尼安队以2比0战胜汉密尔顿队，夺得了甲级联赛的冠军。 This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer. 这更增添了人们对他即将和美国的一家发动机制造商达成协议的猜测。
• VERB
  解决;提供明确解决方法
  The thing that clinches an uncertain matter settles it or provides a definite answer.
  例句
  Evidently this information clinched the matter... 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 That was the clue which clinched it for us. 就是那个线索帮我们最终解决了问题。
• N-COUNT
  (恋人之间的)拥抱，搂抱
  If two people who love each other are in a clinch, they are holding each other tightly.
  例句
  They were caught in a clinch when their parents returned home unexpectedly. 父母突然回家，撞见他俩拥抱在一起。