grab
verb
uk/ɡræb/us/ɡræb/-bb-grabverb(TAKE WITH HAND)
B1[IorT]
to takeholdof something or someonesuddenlyandroughly:
攫取,抢夺Amuggergrabbed herhandbagas she waswalkingacrossthepark.她穿过公园时一个劫匪抢了她的手提包。
He grabbed(holdof)his child'sarmtostopher fromrunninginto theroad.他抓住孩子的胳膊防止她跑到路中间去。
to hold someone or something
- holdCan you hold this for a moment?
- claspHe reached out to clasp her hand.
- gripThe baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
- clutchSilent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
- clingOne little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
- hang onThe child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
- I justmanagedto grabholdof Lucy before shefellin thepool.
- I grabbed thedogby thecollaranddraggedit out of theroom.
- Someonejumpedout of theshadowsand grabbed myhandbag.
- Grabyourcoatandfollowme.
- Stop grabbing myarm. You'rehurtingme.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grabber
- grasp atsomething
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
- snag
grabverb(TAKE OPPORTUNITY)
B2[T]informal
to take theopportunityto get, use, orenjoysomethingquickly:
抓住,利用(机会做某事);(借机)赶紧…If you don't grab thisopportunity, you might not get another one.如果你不抓住这次机会,可能就没有第二次了。
We'dbetterget there early, or someoneelsewill grab thebestseats.我们最好早些赶到那儿,不然别人就把好座位给占了。
Let's just grab aquickbite.咱们先赶紧吃点东西吧。
grabsomeone'sattention
C1
toattractsomeone'sattention:
吸引(某人的)注意You must grab the reader'sattentionfrom the firstsentence.
- Thevisitingteamgrabbed anequaliserjust beforehalftime.
- Oneyoungfanmanagedto grab anautographas theplayerwas getting on to thecoach.
- You won't get manyopportunities, so you need to grab anychancesthat you get.
- We can grab abitetoeatbefore thefilmstarts.
- She grabbed thechancetoplaythetitlerolewhen theleadingactorwas takenill.
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grasp
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- hold
- hold onidiom
- onto
- pinion
- seize
- taken
Idiom
how does...grab you?
Phrasal verb
grab atsomething/someone
grab
noun[C]
uk/ɡræb/us/ɡræb/asuddenattempttohold, get, or take something:
攫取,抢夺The twochildrenbothmadea grabforthe samecake.两个孩子都伸手去抢同一块蛋糕。
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grabber
- grasp atsomething
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
- snag
Idiom
up for grabs