grasp
verb[T]
uk/ɡrɑːsp/us/ɡræsp/graspverb[T](TAKE)
C1
toquicklytake something inyourhand(s) andholditfirmly:
抓紧，握紧Rosiesuddenlygrasped myhand.罗茜突然抓住了我的手。
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.
If you grasp anopportunity, you take iteagerly:
急忙抓住，毫不犹豫地把握住（机会）We must grasp everyopportunitytostrengtheneconomictieswith othercountries.我们必须把握住一切机会加强与其他国家的经济联系。
- Shesuddenlygrasped myarmandlookedat me.
- I grasped thegunwith bothhandsand tookaim.
- Thebabystretchedout atinyhandand grasped myfingertightly.
- Feeling herselffalling, she grasped therailwith bothhands.
- Theeagleswoopeddown and grasped therabbitinitssharptalons.
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- hold
- onto
- pinion
- purchase
- seize
- taken
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Accepting & agreeing
graspverb[T](UNDERSTAND)
C1
tounderstandsomething,especiallysomethingdifficult:
理解，领悟，明白（尤指费解之事）IthinkImanagedto grasp themainpointsof thelecture.我觉得我还是理解了演讲的要点。
Thegovernmenthasacknowledgedthathomelessnessis aproblembut it hasfailedto grasp thescaleof theproblem.政府已经承认很多人无家可归是个问题，但还没有意识到问题的严重性。
to understand something
- understandI understand why he did that.
- comprehendHe doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.
- get the pictureOK. Don't say any more. I get the picture.
- followIt was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying.
- graspI think I grasped the main points of the lecture.
- digestThis chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later.
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehending
- uncomprehendingly
- understand
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom
Idiom
grasp the nettle
Phrasal verb
grasp atsomething
grasp
noun
uk/ɡrɑːsp/us/ɡræsp/graspnoun(HOLD)
C2[S]
theactofholdingonto someone or something:
紧抓，紧握，抓牢Heshookmyhandwith a veryfirmgrasp.他非常有力地和我握了握手。
C2[U]
theabilityto get,achieve, orkeepsomething:
力所能及；掌握，把握Thepresidencyat lastlookedwithinher grasp(= itlookedpossiblethat she mightbecomepresident).终于，总裁的职位对她来说似乎伸手可及。
Why issuccessalwaysbeyondmy grasp(=impossibleto get)?为什么我总是功败垂成？
Thegoldmedalslippedfromhis grasp(= he wasunableto get it)in the lastmomentsof therace.在比赛最后一刻他与金牌失之交臂。
I sometimesthinkthat he'slosinghis grasponreality(= hisabilitytojudgewhat isrealand what is not).有时我觉得他认不清现实。
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- hold
- onto
- pinion
- purchase
- seize
- taken
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Getting, receiving and accepting
graspnoun(UNDERSTANDING)
C2[SorU]
understanding:
理解He has a good grasp of theissues.他对这些问题非常了解。
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehending
- uncomprehendingly
- understand
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom