vt.

1. 緊抱；緊握
   She clasped his hand tight in hers.

   她緊緊握著他的手。

   She clasped her daughter passionately in her arms.

   她深情地將女兒摟在懷裡。

2. 扣住，扣緊；鉤住
3. （籐等）緊緊纏繞

vi.

1. 扣住，扣緊；鉤住
   The button won't clasp.

   釦子扣不上。

n.

1. 扣子，鉤子，夾子[C]
   Her necklace fell off because the clasp had broken.

   她的項鍊掉了下來，因為鉤環壞了。

2. 擁抱；握手；緊握[S1]
   He gave my hand a warm clasp.

   他熱情地握了握我的手。

v.

1. grasp tightly with one's hand.
   ▸place (one's arms) around something so as to hold it tightly.
   ▸embrace (someone) closely.
2. fasten with a clasp.

n.

1. a device with interlocking parts, for fastening things together.
2. an inscribed silver bar on a medal ribbon.
3. an act of clasping.