grasp
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly. 抓牢
He grasped both my hands. 他緊緊地抓住我的雙手。
2. N-SING A grasp is a very firm hold or grip. 緊握
His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp. 他的手被熱情地、緊緊地握住了。
3. N-SING If you say that something is in someone's grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from your grasp, you lose it or lose control of it. 掌控
The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages. 在你控制之下的這些人并非賓客，而是人質(zhì)。
She allowed victory to slip from her grasp. 她聽任勝利從手中溜走。
4. V-T If you grasp something that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it. 理解
The government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis. 政府還不明白這場(chǎng)危機(jī)的嚴(yán)重性。
5. N-SING A grasp of something is an understanding of it. 理解
They have a good grasp of foreign languages. 他們很好地掌握了各門外語。
6. PHRASE If you say that something is within someone's grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it. 為某人所能及
Peace is now within our grasp. 我們現(xiàn)在和平在望。
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grasp /ɡrɑ?sp/ (grasping,grasped,grasps)
劍橋詞典
- She suddenly grasped my arm and looked at me.
- I grasped the gun with both hands and took aim .
- The baby stretched out a tiny hand and grasped my finger tightly .
- Feeling herself falling , she grasped the rail with both hands .
- The eagle swooped down and grasped the rabbit in its sharp talons .
grasp verb [T] (TAKE)
to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly抓緊，握緊
Rosie suddenly grasped my hand . 羅茜突然抓住了我的手。
If you grasp an opportunity , you take it eagerly.
急忙抓住，毫不猶豫地把握?。C(jī)會(huì)）
We must grasp every opportunity to strengthen economic ties with other countries . 我們必須把握住一切機(jī)會(huì)加強(qiáng)與其他國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)聯(lián)系。
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grasp verb [T] (UNDERSTAND)
to understand something, especially something difficult理解，領(lǐng)悟，明白（尤指費(fèi)解之事）
I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture . 我覺得我還是理解了演講的要點(diǎn)。
The government has acknowledged that homelessness is a problem but it has failed to grasp the scale of the problem . 政府已經(jīng)承認(rèn)很多人無家可歸是個(gè)問題，但還沒有意識(shí)到問題的嚴(yán)重性。