/fɪst; fɪst/
n
1 hand when closed tightly with the fingers bent into the palm 拳; 拳头
*He struck me with his fist. 他用拳头打我.
* He clenched his fists. 他紧握拳头.
* She shook her fist at him, ie as an angry threatening gesture. 她向他挥动拳头. =>Usage at body 用法见body.
2 (idm 习语) an iron fist/hand in a velvet glove => iron1. the mailed fist => mail2. make money hand over fist => money.

n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: fyst]
the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone
　She held the money tightly in her fist.
　Malcolm clenched his fist (=held his fist very tightly closed) angrily.
　Dooley stood up and shook his fist in her face.
　Varney slammed his fist down onto the table so hard the dishes jumped.
→ham-fisted, tight-fisted,hand over fistathand¹ (35)
make a good/bad fist of sth
BrE informal to make a successful or unsuccessful attempt to do something