Clamp
“Clamp”作为名词,通常指用来固定物体的夹子或夹具;作为动词,它通常意味着将两个物体夹紧或固定在一起。例如:“He clamped the two pieces of wood together.”
- “Please pass me the clamp, I need to fix these pipes.” (请把夹子递给我,我需要把这些管子固定好。)
- “She clamped the book closed to prevent it from falling open.” (她把书夹紧,以防止它翻开。)
- “The police clamped my car because I parked in the wrong place.” (因为我在错误的地方停车,警察把我的车子锁了起来。)
Clamp 的词根含义没有明确的定论,但它可能源于中古英语的词汇 “clampo”,意为”紧束、紧握”。
“Clamp”没有词缀或后缀,是一个单独的单词。
“Clamp”的历史可追溯到 14 世纪,当时它被用来描述一种用来填充裂缝或空隙的结实的木块或楔子。而现代的含义,即一种用来固定物体的工具,出现在 19 世纪前后。
动词形式有现在分词:clamping,过去式和过去分词:clamped。
为了记住这个单词,你可以将它与你在日常生活中可能会用到它的场景或物品关联起来,比如修理时需要用到的工具,或者一次不规定停车的经历。
Once there was a curious boy named Tom who always loved exploring new things. One day, he unexpectedly discovered a clamp in his father’s toolbox. With his usual curious spirit, he clamped his favorite story book and was surprised to see that the clamp kept it from opening!
曾经有一个名叫 Tom 的好奇男孩,他总是喜欢探索新事物。一天,他在父亲的工具箱中意外发现了一个夹子。凭着他平常的好奇心,他用夹子夹住了他最爱的故事书,结果发现夹子足以阻止书本打开,他感到非常惊讶!