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VERB
達成(協議等);取得(勝利)
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...
希伯尼安隊以2比0戰勝漢密爾頓隊，奪得了甲級聯賽的冠軍。
This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer.
這更增添了人們對他即將和美國的一家發動機制造商達成協議的猜測。
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VERB
解決;提供明確解決方法
The thing that clinches an uncertain matter settles it or provides a definite answer.
例句
Evidently this information clinched the matter...
顯然，這一消息使問題得以最終解決。
That was the clue which clinched it for us.
就是那個線索幫我們最終解決了問題。
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N-COUNT
(戀人之間的)擁抱，摟抱
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，撞見他倆擁抱在一起。