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強く握る、しっかりつかむ

物を強く押さえたり、しっかりつかんだりする。

やさしい英語で： To press or hold something very tightly.

• She clamped her lips shut.
• His fingers clamped around my wrist.
• The dog clamped its teeth onto the rope.

使い方： clamp a hand over something (He clamped a hand over his mouth.); clamp onto something (The child clamped onto her father's arm.)

類義語： grip, grasp

反対語： release

よく使う表現： clamp onto something, clamp something shut

締め付ける、固定する

物同士を押し合わせる道具を使い、しっかり固定する。

やさしい英語で： To hold things firmly in place with a tool that presses them together.

• Clamp the two pieces together.
• He clamped the wood before cutting it.
• Can you clamp this board to the table?

使い方： clamp something to something (Clamp the board to the workbench.)

類義語： fasten, secure

反対語： release

よく使う表現： clamp something together, clamp something down

車輪をロックする

車の車輪に金属製のロックを取り付け、動かせなくする。

やさしい英語で： To put a metal lock around a vehicle's wheel so it cannot move.

• They clamped my car.
• Cars parked here may be clamped.
• The officer clamped a van outside the station.

類義語： boot

よく使う表現： clamp a car, clamp a vehicle

クランプ、締め具

部品同士を強く押し合わせて、動かないようにする道具や装置。

やさしい英語で： A tool or device that presses parts tightly together to hold them in place.

• Use a clamp to hold the parts together.
• He tightened the clamp around the pipe.
• Remove the clamps once the glue is dry.

類義語： fastener

よく使う表現： metal clamp, pipe clamp, tighten a clamp

止血鉗子

手術中に血管を挟んで閉じ、血の流れを止める医療器具。

やさしい英語で： A medical tool that presses a blood vessel closed to stop blood flowing during an operation.

• The surgeon applied a clamp.
• Two clamps stopped the bleeding during the operation.
• She removed the clamp from the blood vessel.

よく使う表現： surgical clamp, artery clamp