名詞 clamp:

1. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
   同義詞：clinch

動詞 clamp:

1. fasten or fix with a clamp
2. impose or inflict forcefully

1. The wood is held in position by a clamp.
   木頭用鉗夾固定住了。
2. The Government intends to clamp down on soccer hooliganism.
   政府擬采取措施嚴禁在足球比賽中鬧事。
3. This clamp is mine.
   這個夾子是我的。
4. He clamped the reading lamp onto the edge of the table.
   他把臺燈夾到桌子的邊上。

clamp

n.（名詞）
Any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts.
夾鉗：任何一種用來連接、抓緊、支持或壓縮的機械部件或結構部件的器械
Any of various tools with opposing, often adjustable sides or parts for bracing objects or holding them together.
夾具：任何一種有相對的、通?？烧{節(jié)的邊或部件的工具，用來夾住物體或把它們持在一起
v.tr.（及物動詞）
clamped,clamp.ing,clamps
To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
以鉗子轉緊：用鉗子或類似于用鉗子來固定、抓緊或支持
To establish by authority; impose:
壓制，強加：依靠權威來設立；強加：
例句：
clamped a tax on imports.
強征進口稅

<常用詞組>clamp down
To become more strict or repressive; impose controls:
變得更嚴厲或強制；強加控制：
例句：
clamping down on environment polluters.
對環(huán)境污染者實施管制

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Middle Dutch klampe
源自 中古荷蘭語 klampe