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夾子;夾具;夾鉗
A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
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VERB
(用夾具)夾緊，夾住，固定
When you clamp one thing to another, you fasten the two things together with a clamp.
例句
Somebody forgot to bring along the U-bolts to clamp the microphones to the pole.
有人忘了帶把麥克風固定在支架上的U形螺栓。
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VERB
將…固定(在某處)；緊緊抓住
To clamp something in a particular place means to put it or hold it there firmly and tightly.
例句
Simon finished dialing and clamped the phone to his ear...
西蒙撥完號，把聽筒貼在耳邊。
He clamped his lips together...
他緊閉雙唇。
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(將違章停放的車輛扣在原地的)夾鉗，車輪固定夾
A clamp is a large metal device which is fitted to the wheel of an illegally parked car or other vehicle in order to prevent it from being driven away. The driver has to pay to have the clamp removed.
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VERB
給(車輛)上夾鉗
To clamp a car means to fit a clamp to one of its wheels so that it cannot be driven away.
例句
Courts in Scotland have ruled it illegal to clamp a car parked on private ground and then to demand a fine.
蘇格蘭法院裁定，將停在私人地界上的車輛上夾鉗并索要罰款的行為是違法的。