1HBHthe hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone 拳,拳头
She held the money tightly in her fist.
她把钱紧紧地攥在手中。
Malcolm clenched his fist (=held his fist very tightly closed) angrily.
马尔科姆愤怒地握紧拳头。
Dooley stood up and shook his fist in her face.
杜利站起身,在她眼前挥舞着拳头。
Varney slammed his fist down onto the table so hard the dishes jumped.
2.make a good/bad fist of somethingBritish EnglishBrE informalSUCCEED IN DOING something to make a successful or unsuccessfulattempt to do something 做成/做不成某事
Examples from the Corpus
fist• Is a little sleeplessness and fistpounding so very out of the way?• He would hammer the table with one great fist.• He clenched his fists even tighter.• He would remember only the steam and the heat and the electricity in his fists and forearms.• His hands were clenched into fists.• This is the archetypal steelfist in a velvetglove.• The stick and the fist backed up the array of legal powers.• Other playerspumped their fists or otherwise exhorted the fans.
shook ... fist• Then he spoke roughly once more, shoved the teethdeeper into his pocket and shook his fist at her.• Asshe shook his fist, and advanced threateningly.• Over on her cot, Frankshook an enthusiastic fist in the air toward Oliver.