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• noun 1 a
tool for holding things tightly together, usually by means of a screw A ^ ^ 7 ;
— picture o laboratory
2 (also wheel clamp) (both BrE) (
clamp-down /'klaempdaun/ noun [usually sing.] sudden
action that is taken in order to stop an illegal activity r ££ , M lt, # gfr ) : a
clampdown on
drinking and
driving
clam-shell /‘klaBmJel/ adj. [only before
noun] having a lid or other part that opens and shuts like the shell of a clam 11 : a damshellphone ISHA
► clam-shell noun
clan /klaen/ noun
[C+sing./pl. v.] 1 a group of families who are related to each other,
especially in
0 dan warfare 2 (informal, some
times humorous) a very large family, or a
group of people who are connected because of a particular thing MAW) MWi; /MIBB: one
of a growing
dan of stars who have
left
wa
clan destine /klaen'destin; ’klaendastain/ adj. [formal) done
secretly or kept secret Bf 7 /A ^ (ft;
M
(ft: a clandestine
meeting/relationship ^ iJC /
clang
/klaerj/ verb
[usually +adv./prep.] to
make a loud ringing sound like that of metal being hit; to cause sth to make
this sound 7^ ( {£7i3 (
% ) # P|pJ H33 clank : [V] Bells
were clanging in the
tower. fg ± #J ^ :!&
j§£ &|ft 7 0 ❖ [V-ADJ] The gates
clanged shut, 0 [VN] The trams
clanged their
way along the streets.
o ►
clang (also clang-ing) noun [usually sing.] dang-er
/'klaerj0(r)/ noun [BrE, informal) an
obvious and embarrassing mistake Bfj JTJi; ^ A *£ :
Mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of a clanger. $1R M fjf A Ji
W & $ A 5® f® (ftA W o 0 He was
always dropping clangers (= making embarrassing mistakes or remarks). 4-A+^Mo
clangour [BrE) [NAmE clangor)
/'klaer)ga(r)/ noun (formal) a continuous loud crashing or ringing
sound ( 7^)^ ►
clang-or-ous/'klaeqgaras/
adj.
clank
/klaerjk/ verb to
make a loud sound like pieces of metal hitting each other; to cause sth to make
this sound ( ) A tb 7 ^ r , A iU 13 nfip P : [V] clanking
chains 7 P|rI (ft 0 [V-ADJ] I heard a door clank shut.
^BffJAin^lft—F^±7o ^ [VN] guard clanked his heavy ring of keys. #7IESP^
7^P|rIo ►clank
(also clank-ing) noun [usually sing.] clan-nish /'klaemj/
adj. (often
disapproving) (of
members of a group H [H J5& M) not showing interest in people who are not
in the group/Ml @]#J; UM&W
clansman /'klaenzman/ noun [pi. -men /-man/)
a member of a clan ) J&M; MM ( sR/JvH
m)
Ciap
/klaep/ verb,
noun
mverb (-pp-)
1 to hit your open hands together several times to show that you approve
of or have enjoyed sth ) : [V] The
audience
cheered and
dapped. M fo Xji “i % X
Jik i£ ^ „ 0 [VN] Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize.
IS o 2 ~ (your hands) to hit
your open hands together jf ( 7 ) ; dr ( 5^ ) : [VN] She
clapped her hands in delight. 0
He clapped his hands for silence. i^A^AMAMAMo
0 [V] Everyone clapped in time to the music. A^ftllr i=f 3 [VN] ~ sb on the back/shoulder to
lightly hit sb with your open hand, usually in a friendly way ( #&&&& ) &#|£Alft# ( sRH
) 4 [VN +adv./ prep.] to put sth/sb somewhere quickly and suddenly M ‘Oh dear!’ she
cried, clapping a hand over her mouth. “M. ” Mil, 0
to clap sb in
irons/jail/prison K
► clap-ping noun [U]: I
could hear the sound of clapping from the other room. fT»nn! see EYE n.
is noun 1
[sing.] an act of clapping the hands; the sound this makes Give him a clap!
[= to praise sb at the end of a performance)
BE! 2 [C] a
sudden loud noise gR|r]; a
clap of thunder -AMW 3 (also the clap) [u] [informal) a
disease of the sexual organs, caught by having sex with an infected person HTO gonorrhoea clap-board /'klaepboid; NAmE
’klaebard/ noun [U] [especially NAmE) =
WEATHERBOARD
Clap-ham
omni-bus /.klaepam 'nmmbas/ noun [BrE) ITT171 the
man on the .Clapham omnibus [BrE, informal) an ordinary person who is typical of many
others #11 A; JE'm’A: Can
you persuade the man on
the Clapham omnibus
that it is useful? A#3
.clapped
‘out adj.
[BrE, informal) (of a car or machine f% 7^c#l#£)
old and in bad condition |0 ®
jk ; The
van’s totally clapped out. i|5 ^^7 B ® J^i#7o 0 a clapped-out old Mini clap per /'klaepa(r)/
noun the
piece of metal inside a bell that hits the sides and makes the bell ring ^ $1;
#fi i?r ; #. A rr*y?n like the 'dappers [BrE, informal) extremely
fast #^i]'^i; 7'IA; to run/ride/drive
like the
clappers
clap per board /‘klaepaboid; NAmE
’klaeparboird/ noun a device that is used when making films/movies. It
consists of two connected boards that are hit together at the start of a scene,
and its purpose is to help to match the pictures with the sound. ( ) %
clap-trap /'klagptraep/ noun [U] [informal) stupid
talk that has no value AWWHiS;
claque /klaek/ noun a group of people
who are paid to clap or boo a
performer or public speaker ^ ft
( ffl )
im—0CA; SRM&
claret /'klaerat/ noun 1 [U, C] a dry
red wine, especially from the
clar ify /’klaerafai/ verb (clari fies, clari-fy-ing, clari
fied, clari-fied) 1 (formal) to make sth
clearer or easier to understand PH ^; W:'?#:
[VN] to clarify
a
situation/problem/issue if vf'lf $L / |g® 0 I hope this clarifies my
position. o[V
wh-] She asked
him to clarify what he meant.
2 [VN] to make sth, especially butter, pure by heating
it ( X^) ttfP, clarified butter ► clari-fi-ca-tion /.klaerafi-
’keijn/ noun [U, C]: I am seeking
clarification of the
regulations.
clan-net /.klaera'net/
noun a
musical instrument of the woodwind group.
It is shaped like a pipe and has a reed and
a mouthpiece at the top that you
blow into, ^-ifIf; HH — picture o page R8
cla-ri-net-tist (also da-ri-net-ist) /.klaera'netist/
noun a
person who plays the clarinet i£MHr ( ^cMUr ) 'iH## clar-ion
call /‘klaerian kail/ noun [sing.] (formal) a
clear message or request for people to do sth P 7; # ;
clar-ity /’klaerati/
noun [U] 1 the quality of being expressed clearly if B^r; if a lack of clarity in
the law ^ W 17 ^ fil 2 the ability
to think about or understand sth clearly if Btf Si W (
SR S ft? ) tb X : clarity of thought/purpose/vision 3&
if X.; @ W Bfl M M HP if Wr 3 if a picture,
substance or sound has clarity, you can see or hear it very clearly, or see
through it easily ( ijffi, ) ifBflr, ifM,
if it: the
clarity of sound on a CD $(#;Pi7#Jif IfrWM clar-sach /’klarsak;
-sax; NAmE
‘klarrs-/ noun = Celtic harp
clash /klaeJV
noun, verb n noun
> FIGHT fj if- 1 ~ (with sb) |
~ (between A and B) a short fight between two groups of people ( W$¥AillB]l$ )