clutches
v.
抓住，紧紧抓住( clutch的第三人称单数 );
（因害怕或痛苦）突然抓住;
例句:
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She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist.
她捏着裙子的两侧，直到裙子在她腰部打起了褶。
来自柯林斯例句
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Innocents, lured into the clutches of charming villains.
来自New Yorker
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Stojanovic escaped their clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle.
斯托扬诺维奇从正在行驶的车上跳了下去，逃出了他们的掌心。
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Tony fell into the clutches of an attractive American who introduced him to drugs.
托尼落入了一个英俊的美国人的控制中，这个人引他走上了吸毒之路。
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CVTs eliminate both clutches and gears.
来自WSJ
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She melts at last when she clutches a young black man around the loins.
来自NEWYORKER