vt.抓住；抓牢
vi.企图抓住；踩离合器
n.抓住；爪子；离合器；紧要关头
n.一窝鸡（蛋）；一群
adj.关键的；致胜的
The boy clutched the marbles and ran away. 那男孩一把抢去弹珠便逃之夭夭。
The child clutched his toy. 那个孩子紧抓着他的玩具不放。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)John jumped up to clutch at the branch,but missed. 约翰跳起来试图抓住那树枝，但是没有成功。
It is useless to clutch at a straw. 抓救命稻草是无济于事的。
Engage the clutch before selecting a gear. 先踩离合器再挂挡。
用作名词 (n.)He fell into the clutches of the criminal gang. 他落到了犯罪集团的魔爪中。
He burnt out the clutch on his car. 他把他汽车上的离合器烧坏了。
She release the clutch and the car begin to move. 她放开离合器，汽车就动了。
He was great in the clutch as he could make shots and pass to his teammates for easy shots. 他总能在比赛紧要关头投篮命中或者妙传队友轻松得分。
He's won a whole clutch of awards. 他获得一大堆奖。
The Prime Minister was there with a clutch of cabinet ministers. 首相和一群内阁部长都在那里。
用作形容词 (adj.)Tmac is a choker and will never be able to get it done during clutch time. 麦迪就像一条围巾，在关键的时候很难从脖子上取下来。
