clasp1 ●○○ verb [transitiveT] written 1 HOLDto hold someone or something tightly, closing your fingers or arms around them 握紧;抱紧;抓住 SYN grip A baby monkey clasps its mother’s fur tightly. 小猴子紧紧地抓住母猴的毛。
clasp your hands/arms around/behind something Fenella leaned forward, clasping her hands around her knees. 费内拉身体前倾,双手紧紧抱着膝盖。
She stood with her hands clasped tightly together. 她站着,双手紧紧地握在一起。
clasp somebody/something in your hands/arms She clasped the photograph in her hands. 她将照片紧紧抓在手里。
clasp somebody to your chest/bosom (=hold someone tightly with your arms) 抱紧某人,搂紧某人
► see thesaurus at hold 2. FASTEN/DO UPto fasten something with a clasp 〔用扣环〕扣住,钩住