clinch

1. V-T If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it. 贏得

Her second-place finish in the final race was enough to clinch the overall victory. 她決賽中第二名的成績(jī)足以能讓她贏得整體的勝利。

2. V-T The thing that clinches an uncertain matter settles it or provides a definite answer. 解決

Evidently this information clinched the matter. 顯然這一信息解決了這個(gè)問(wèn)題。