grip
verb
uk/ɡrɪp/us/ɡrɪp/-pp-gripverb(HOLD)
B2[IorT]
toholdverytightly:
紧握,握紧,紧抓(住)Thebabygripped myfingerwith hertinyhand.婴儿的小手紧紧握住我的手指。
Oldtyreswon't grip(=stayon thesurfaceof theroad)in therainvery well.在雨天,旧轮胎在路面上防滑性能不是太好。
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.
- Grip thetopfirmlyand thentwistit anti-clockwise.
- I wasterrifiedwhen hesuddenlygripped mythroatin hishands.
- These twopiecesofmetalgrip thewood, so you cansawthrough it.
- Hishandswere allgreasyand he couldn't grip thewheelproperly.
- Gripping thesidesof theladdertightly, shenervouslyclimbedonestephigher.
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
gripverb(INTEREST)
C2[T]
tokeepsomeone'sattentioncompletely:
使入迷,吸引…的注意力Thistrialhas gripped thewholenation.这场审判引起了全国的关注。
I was grippedthroughouttheentiretwohoursof thefilm.整整两个小时我都沉浸在这部电影里。
Inspiration and inspiring
- anti-creative
- apostolic
- blue-sky
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sthidiom
- creative
- creativity
- engage
- enthral
- entrance
- incentivize
- inspiration
- inspire
- kindle
- Promethean
- re-engage
- show
- show(someone)the wayidiom
- stimulating
- visionary
gripverb(EMOTION)
C2[Tusually passive]
When anemotionsuch asfeargrips you, youfeelitstrongly:
(感情等)强烈地控制;对…产生强烈影响Then heturnedtowards me, and I wassuddenlygrippedbyfear.然后,他转过身对着我,我突然惊恐万状。
Strong feelings
- afire
- all-consuming
- anguish
- anguished
- ardent
- ferociously
- fierce
- fierceness
- fit to burstidiom
- fulminating
- pungently
- rabid
- rabidly
- reinforced
- rhapsodic
- riptide
- searing
- tingle
- torrid
- virulent
grip
noun
uk/ɡrɪp/us/ɡrɪp/gripnoun(CONTROL)
[S]
controlover something or someone:
控制,支配Rebels havetightenedtheirgriponthecity.叛军已经加强了他们对这座城市的控制。
He will do anything tokeephis griponpower.为了保住权力他什么都会干。
- TheMafiahasrelaxeditsgrip onlocalbusinesses.
- No oneseemsto have afirmgrip on thecompanyat themoment.
- Thedemonstrationssuggestthat the president's grip on thecountryisloosening.
- Thearmyhastighteneditsgrip on theregion.
- For severalyearstheareahas been in the grip of therebelwarlords.
Power to control
- ascendancy
- authoritarianism
- be abovesomeone'spay gradeidiom
- big beast
- buysomethingin
- cradle
- hegemonism
- hegemony
- influence
- ingrain
- initiative
- lever
- leverage
- predominance
- puissance
- pull
- redetermination
- responsibility
- sway
- tooth
gripnoun(HOLD)
B2[Cusually singular]
atightholdon something or someone:
紧握,握紧,紧抓(住)Shetightenedher griponmyarm.她越来越用力地抓住我的胳膊。
She would notloosenher griponmyarm.她紧抓住我的胳膊不放。
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
gripnoun(BAG)
[C]old-fashioned
abagfortravellingthat issmallerthan asuitcase
旅行袋,(旅行用)手提包Containers for carrying personal possessions
- attaché case
- baggage
- baggage allowance
- billfold
- bindle
- briefcase
- excess baggage
- fanny pack
- garment bag
- hand luggage
- handbag
- hatbox
- pannier
- pillbox
- pocketbook
- rucksack
- sack
- saddlebag
- satchel
- schoolbag
Idioms
get a grip (onyourself)
be in the grip ofsomething
come/get to grips withsomething