動詞 clamp:

1. fasten or fix with a clamp
   同義詞：clamp
2. impose or inflict forcefully
   同義詞：clamp

1. A clamping device of metal or wood, usually consisting of two jaws closed or opened by a screw or lever, used in carpentry or metalworking to hold a piece in position.
   虎鉗由金屬或木頭做成的鉗夾工具，通常由兩個靠螺旋或標桿進行開合的部件組成，用于木工業(yè)或五金業(yè)中使物件定位
2. Our institute is clamping down on those who often play truant.
   我們學(xué)院正在嚴加懲處那些經(jīng)常逃學(xué)的學(xué)生。
3. Increasingly alarmed by high-speed pursuits that are killing hundreds of people every year, police departments around the country, as well as state and Federal lawmakers, are clamping down on the wild, Hollywood-style chases ...
   每年有數(shù)百人死于高速[警匪]追逐，情況越來越令人警惕。全國各地警察單位，各州以及聯(lián)邦立法機關(guān)，正在限制瘋狂的好萊塢式的追逐 ... 。