clamp

clamp1
noun
  1. a brace, band, or clasp used for strengthening or holding things together
    背带；绑带；箍带；夹子；夹钳；夹具
    ■short for wheel clamp
    wheel clamp 的简称
    ■an electric circuit which serves to maintain the voltage limits of a signal at prescribed levels
    钳位电路
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial of place](常作 be clamped)fasten (something) in place with a clamp
    （用夹钳）夹住，夹紧
    the sander is clamped on to the edge of a workbench.
    磨沙机夹在工作台边上。
    ■fasten (two things) firmly together
    夹紧（两物）
    the two frames are clamped together.
    两个框架夹合在一起。
    ■hold (something) tightly against or in another thing
    紧压；紧嵌
    Maggie had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing.
    麦琪不得不用手紧捂住嘴，忍住笑声。
    ■[with obj.]immobilize (an illegally parked car) by fixing a device to one of its wheels
    （用装置锁牢一只轮胎）固定住（非法停靠的轿车）
    ■[with obj.]maintain the voltage limits of (an electrical signal) at prescribed values
    保持（电信号）电压极限在规定水平
派生
clamper
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clam
继承用法
clamp down
  1. suppress or prevent something, typically in an oppressive or harsh manner
    压制，强制；强行禁止，钳制，取缔
    police clamped down on a pro-democracy demonstration.
    警方取缔了一场亲民主主义示威。
clamp2
noun
(Brit.)(英)
  1. a heap of potatoes or other root vegetables stored under straw or earth
    贮藏于稻草下（或地底下）的一堆马铃薯（或其他块根蔬菜）
  2. a three-sided structure which is used to store silage
    青贮饲料堆的三面结构
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (denoting a pile of bricks for firing): probably from Dutch klamp 'heap'; related to clump
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