英[klɑːsp]美[klæsp]
记忆方法
词源词根法
词源同clam,clamp,clip.
verb(动词)noun(名词)
双解例句
verb(动词)noun(名词)
小知识
A bracelet is held together by a clasp. A girl who gets a nice one from her boyfriend might clasp her arms around him. A clasp is a fastener. To clasp is to hold tightly.
In all uses of the word, clasp means to hold together tightly. You want your bracelet or belt clasp to be strong so it doesn't come apart. And when you take a child on a walk across a busy intersection, you clasp their hand tightly. The word is not related to the word clap, but if you clap your hands together, then keep them there, you turn a clap to a clasp.
实用短语
单词用法
动词辨析
clasp,embrace,hug
这组词都表示“拥抱”。其区别是hug比较通俗,可表示任何形式的拥抱,可表示因为爱情而“拥抱”,也可表示因友情而“拥抱”;embrace则多指因爱情而“拥抱”;clasp则强调拥抱某一特定的部位,如腰、颈等。take,grasp,grab,grip,clasp,clutch,snatch,seize
这些动词均有“抓住,握紧”之意。take最普通用词,不带感情色彩。指用手抓、取某东西或控制某物。grasp指紧紧抓住、抓牢。grab指粗暴而急迫的抓住。grip语气比grasp强,指用手的最大力量紧紧抓住。clasp指用手紧握或用臂紧抱。clutch强调匆忙、紧急地抓、抓紧。snatch指突然抢走,侧重动作更快或更具暴力性质。seize指突然抓住某物,强调突然的猛烈动作。