grasp

英 [ɡrɑːsp]

美 [ɡræsp]

v.  抓紧; 抓牢; 理解; 领会; 领悟; 明白; 急忙抓住，毫不犹豫地抓住(机会)
n.  紧抓; 紧握; 控制; 理解(力); 领会; 能力所及

过去式：grasped　过去分词：grasped　现在分词：grasping　第三人称单数：grasps　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3973 / COCA.4181

同义词辨析

snatchclutchgrabgraspgriptake【导航词义：抓，握】

短语用例

grasp at sth

• 尽力抓住某物
  to try to take hold of sth in your hands
  1. He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.
     他热情地抓住我的手握了起来。
  2. Kay grasped him by the wrist.
     凯紧紧抓住他的手腕。
• 抓住机会
  to try to take an opportunity
  1. They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
     他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
  2. She was unable to grasp how to do it.
     她弄不明白这事该怎么做。
  3. It took him some time to grasp that he was now a public figure.
     他过了些时候才意识到自己已是个公众人物了。

习惯用语

v.

grasp the nettle
• 果断地处理棘手问题
  to deal with a difficult situation firmly and without hesitating
clutch/grasp at straws
• （在危难中）抓救命稻草，不放过任何微小的机会
  to try all possible means to find a solution or some hope in a difficult or unpleasant situation, even though this seems very unlikely

牛津词典

verb

• 抓紧；抓牢
  to take a firm hold of sb/sth
  1. He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.
     他热情地抓住我的手握了起来。
  2. Kay grasped him by the wrist.
     凯紧紧抓住他的手腕。
• 理解；领会；领悟；明白
  to understand sth completely
  1. They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
     他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
  2. She was unable to grasp how to do it.
     她弄不明白这事该怎么做。
  3. It took him some time to grasp that he was now a public figure.
     他过了些时候才意识到自己已是个公众人物了。
• 急忙抓住，毫不犹豫地抓住（机会）
  to take an opportunity without hesitating and use it
  1. I grasped the opportunity to work abroad.
     我毫不犹豫地抓住了去国外工作的机会。

noun

• 紧抓；紧握；控制
  a firm hold of sb/sth or control over sb/sth
  1. I grabbed him, but he slipped from my grasp.
     我紧抓着他，可他还是从我手里溜掉了。
  2. She felt a firm grasp on her arm.
     她感到手臂被紧紧地抓住了。
  3. Don't let the situation escape from your grasp.
     别让局面失去控制。
• 理解（力）；领会
  a person's understanding of a subject or of difficult facts
  1. He has a good grasp of German grammar.
     他德语语法掌握得很好。
  2. These complex formulae are beyond the grasp of the average pupil.
     这些复杂的公式是一般小学生不能理解的。
• 能力所及
  the ability to get or achieve sth
  1. Success was within her grasp .
     她有把握获得成功。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抓紧；握牢；握紧
  If yougraspsomething, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly.
  1. He grasped both my hands...
     他紧紧抓住我的双手。
  2. She was trying to grasp at something.
     她正试图抓住什么东西。
• See also:grasping
• N-SING 紧抓；紧握
  Agraspis a very firm hold or grip.
  1. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.
     他的手被热情地紧紧握住了。
• N-SING 掌握；控制
  If you say that something isinsomeone'sgrasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slipsfromyourgrasp, you lose it or lose control of it.
  1. The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages...
     你所控制的这些人不是客人，而是人质。
  2. She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.
     她让胜利从手中溜走了。
  3. ...the task of liberating a number of states from the grasp of tyrants.
     将多个国家从暴君手中解放出来的任务
• VERB 理解；领悟；明白
  If yougraspsomething that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it.
  1. The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis...
     政府当局还没有意识到这场危机的严重性。
  2. He instantly grasped that Stephen was talking about his wife.
     他马上就明白斯蒂芬在说他的妻子。
• N-SING 理解；掌握
  Agrasp ofsomething is an understanding of it.
  1. They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
     他们外语掌握得很好。
• PHRASE 为…所能实现；为…所能及
  If you say that something iswithinsomeone'sgrasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it.
  1. Peace is now within our grasp.
     现在和平在望。

英英释义

noun

• the act of grasping
  1. he released his clasp on my arm
  2. he has a strong grip for an old man
  3. she kept a firm hold on the railing
  Synonym:claspclenchclutchclutchesgriphold
• an intellectual hold or understanding
  1. a good grip on French history
  2. they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities
  3. he was in the grip of a powerful emotion
  4. a terrible power had her in its grasp
  Synonym:grip
• the limit of capability
  1. within the compass of education
  Synonym:compassrangereach
• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
  1. he has a good grasp of accounting practices
  Synonym:appreciationhold

verb

• get the meaning of something
  1. Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
  Synonym:grokget the picturecomprehendsavvydigcompassapprehend
• hold firmly
  Synonym:hold on

双语例句

• The hammer slipped out of her grasp.
  锤子从她的手中滑落。
• Grasp all, lose all.
  贪多必失。
• Attlee was extremely intelligent and his grasp of the situation was masterly.
  阿特利聪明过人，对局势的把握颇为高明。
• She wrenched herself from his grasp
  她从他手里挣脱开来。
• I could not grasp her meaning.
  我不懂她的意思。
• The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis
  政府当局还没有意识到这场危机的严重性。
• The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages
  你所控制的这些人不是客人，而是人质。
• Some industrialists believe the government should grasp the nettle of devaluation before the referendum takes place.
  一些实业家认为政府应该在全民公决前果断出手解决棘手的货币贬值问题。
• He grasped both my hands
  他紧紧抓住我的双手。
• A grasp of mundane affairs is genuine knowledge; an understanding of worldly wisdom is true learning.
  世事洞明皆学问，人情练达即文章。