grasp

[grɑ:sp]

n.把握, 领会, 抓紧
vt.领会, 抓住, 紧握

vt.

1. 抓牢; 握紧; 抱住

The little girl grasped her mother's arm.

小女孩抓住了她母亲的手臂。

2. 领会, 理解

I don't grasp your meaning.

我不懂你的意思。

3. 急切地抓住(机会等)

vi.

抓

He will grasp at anything that might help him achieve fame.

他会抢着做任何有助于他成名的事情。

n.[S]

1. 抓, 紧握; 抱

He held my hand in a friendly grasp.

他友好地紧紧握着我的手。

2. 理解, 领会

His ideas are beyond my grasp.

他的想法我不能理解。

3. 能力所及的限度; 范围

Victory seemed within the team's grasp.

看来这个队胜利垂手可得。

4. 控制; 支配; 控制力

She is in the grasp of a wicked man.

她受到一个恶人的控制。

词形变化

动词过去式: grasped | 动词过去分词: grasped | 动词现在分词: grasping | 动词第三人称单数: grasps |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.抓住

seize  hold  grapple  clutch  clasp  grip  grab  snatch

n.控制

control  possession  hold  command  domination

n.领会; 理解

understanding  comprehension  

同义参见:

sense  dominion  rod  clutch  compass  fist  realize  cling  reading  clench  fathom  take  hand  perception  understand  embrace  digest  ascendency  knowledge  brain  

反义:

vt.抓住; 抓紧; 掌握

abandon  release  loosen  free  

英英释义

名词 grasp:

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

同义词：appreciation, hold

the limit of capability

同义词：compass, range, reach

a firm controlling influence

同义词：grip

the act of grasping

同义词：clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold

动词 grasp:

hold firmly

同义词：hold on

get the meaning of something

同义词：grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, compass, apprehend

短语词组

grasp at

1. 攫取

He grasped at every opportunity.

他抓住每一个机会。

补充

graspgrasp英:[ɡrɑ:sp] 美:[ɡræsp]vt.1.抓住, 抓紧He grasped my arm.他抓住我的手臂。2.理解, 领会I could not grasp her meaning.我不懂她的意思。n.1.抓住; 理解I kept her hand in my grasp.我抓住她的手。

例句

1. Edward grasped my arm.爱德华紧紧抓住我的手臂。 2. The concepts were difficult to grasp.这些概念很难把握。 3. The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis.政府还没有弄明白危机的严重性。 4. I could not grasp what she was talking about.我不明白她在说什么。 5. Steven had a powerful grasp.史蒂文的握力很大。 6. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.他的手被热情地紧紧握住。 7. His grasp of complicated concepts is impressive.他对复杂概念的领悟力惊人。 8. his grasp of detail他对细节的领会 9. the task of liberating a number of states from the grasp of tyrants把一些国家从暴君的控制下解放出来的任务 10. The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages.被你控制的人不是客人, 而是人质。 11. She has a good grasp of Spanish.她的西班牙语学得很好。 12. Such luxury items are beyond the grasp of the average household.普通家庭买不起这些奢侈品。 13. Peace is now within our grasp.和平现在已经在望。 14. I felt victory slipping from my grasp.我觉得胜利与我渐行渐远。 15. If you grasp this rope, I will pull you up.如果你抓住这根绳子，我可把你拉起来。 16. She grasped the letter and held it to her breast.她急切地抓住信把它举在胸前。 17. I don't grasp your meaning.我不明白你的意思。 18. He grasped at the opportunity.他抓住了机会。 19. to grasp for any help迫切寻求任何帮助 20. she grasped the bottle.她紧抓住瓶子。 21. they grasped at each other with numbed fingers.他们用麻木的手指抓向对方。 22. they had grasped at any means to overthrow him.任何可以推翻他的方法他们都想利用。 23. the way in which children could grasp complex ideas.孩子们理解复杂思想的方法。 24. we must grasp the opportunities offered.我们应该果断地抓住机会。 25. the child slipped from her grasp.她虽紧抓着，孩子还是滑脱了。 26. he knew success was within his grasp.他知道他有能力获得成功。 27. meanings that are beyond my grasp.我无法理解的含义。 28. his grasp of detail.他对细节的理解。 29. I don't think you've grasped how serious the situation is.我想你还不清楚情势有多严重。 30. Get a good grasp on the rope before pulling yourself up.先紧紧抓住绳子，再往上爬。 31. I grabbed the boy, but he slipped from my grasp.我抓住那个男孩，可是他从我手里滑掉了。 32. I grasped the end of the rope and pulled as hard as I could.我抓住绳子的末端，用尽全身力气拉绳子。 33. I grasped the rope by its end.我抓住了绳子的一端。 34. His arthritis is so bad he can barely grasp a pencil.他的关节炎很严重，几乎连铅笔都握不住。 35. We need to grasp [=seize] this opportunity while we can.我们要抓住这次机会，趁我们现在有能力。 36. They failed to grasp [=comprehend] the importance of talking to their children about the dangers of taking drugs.他们没能理解告诉孩子们吸毒的危害有多么重要。 37. They don't (fully) grasp the implications of these changes.他们没有（完全）理解这些改变意味着什么。 38. They were ready to grasp at any possible solution.他们愿意采用任何一个可能的解决方案。 39. He grasped at the opportunity to speak with her.他急忙抓住这次机会与她搭讪。 40. His sudden decision to quit the race has left his supporters grasping for explanations.对于他突然放弃比赛的决定，支持者迫切要求他给出解释。 41. grasping for attention迫切地渴求关注 42. an easily graspable idea容易理解的观点 43. I kept a firm grasp on the rope. [=I held the rope firmly with my hand]我紧紧握住绳子。 44. The ball slipped/fell from her grasp. [=she dropped the ball]球从她手中滑/掉了下来。 45. She has a good/firm/thorough grasp of mathematics. [=she understands mathematics well]她的数学掌握得好/扎实/透彻。 46. The author shows a weak/feeble/shaky grasp of military strategy.作者对军事策略的理解是浅薄/肤浅/不可靠的。 47. His motives are beyond my grasp. [=I can't understand his motives]我无法理解他的动机。 48. We're still trying to get a grasp on [=to gain a good understanding of] the situation.我们一直在努力了解形势。 49. The books on the top shelf are just beyond my grasp.我差一点就能够到书架顶层的书。 50. She moved the toy to within the baby's grasp.她把玩具挪到婴儿够得着的地方。 51. "He tried to grab the rolling ball, but it eluded his grasp. [=he could not reach it]"他试图抓住那个滚动的球，可是够不到。 52. Success is almost within our grasp. [=we are very close to success]成功几乎触手可及。 53. She felt the solution was within her grasp.她相信能找到解决的办法。 54. The land was in the grasp [=grip] of a tyrant.这个国家被一位暴君所掌控。 55. He had the country in his grasp.他掌控了这个国家。