3grasp an opportunityto eagerly and quickly use an opportunity to do something 抓住机会
She is ready to grasp any opportunity to expand the business.
她已准备好抓住一切机遇拓展业务。
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grasp an opportunity• Perhaps only Chandos boss Brian Couzens would grasp an opportunity like that.• One person will grasp an opportunity with enthusiasm, whereas another will recoil from the same chance with anxiety and fear.
4grasp the nettleBritish EnglishBrEDEAL WITH to deal with an unpleasant situation firmly and without delay 果断地处理棘手问题
We need to grasp the nettle of prison reform.
我们需要当机立断,解决狱政改革这个难题。
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grasp the nettle• A new field of activity seemed to be opening up for him if only he had the courage to grasp the nettle.• Down in Alcester they have grasped the nettle.• Mrs Bottomley later dismissedsuggestions that she had failed to grasp the nettle.• Mellor grasped the nettle and told how he felt like Daniel in the lion's den.• Then it may be able to grasp the nettles of boundaries and ethos and see them as secondary.• Since impacts are the product of population numbers and consumption, all nations should grasp the nettle of eventualzero population growth.• When the right hon. Gentleman came to that office, he had the opportunity to grasp the nettle of prisonreform.• The community has also grasped the nettle of the unemploymentargument for development.
5grasp at somethingphrasal verbphr vHOLDto try to hold on to something 企图抓住
His foot slipped and he grasped at the top of the wall.
他脚下一滑,立刻伸手去抓墙头。
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grasp at • His foot slipped and he grasped at a piece of juttingtile and dragged himself back to safety.• Miss Verjec grasped at her whistle.• We persist in grasping atneat, simpleanswers, when we should be questioning everything.• But sometimes you grasp atstraws.• For now, researchersadmit that they are still grasping at straws.• She grasped at the barrier between us and gently eased the wire apart.• Some one grasped at the side of the cart as it went past, and Arkhina smashed his fingers with a hammer.• There were exceptions, as when Bevin grasped at what became the Marshall Plan.
2UNDERSTANDyour ability to understand a complicated idea, situation, or subject 〔对复杂想法、情况或问题的〕理解力,领悟力SYN understanding
grasp of
Her grasp of the issues was impressive.
她对这些问题的领悟能力极强。
a good/firm/thorough etc grasp of something
Steve has a good grasp of the European legal system.
史蒂夫对欧洲的法律体系非常了解。
grasp on
After two months, his grasp on the subject was improving.
两个月之后,他对这个问题有了更好的理解。
3DOyour ability to achieve or gain something 力所能及;把握;掌握
within somebody’s grasp
An agreement to end the war seemed within their grasp.
他们似乎有把握签订停战协议。
beyond somebody’s grasp
Many families are finding suitable housing beyond their grasp.
许多家庭负担不起合适的住房。
4literaryCONTROL control or power 控制,权力
The king was determined not to let Scotland slip from his grasp.
国王决心不让苏格兰脱离出去。
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grasp• But such a brashgrasp for the moral high ground called for an answer.• She seized the handle, but the impetus was too great, and it was wrenched from her convulsivegrasp.• Take a firmgrasp on the rope.• Helen tightened her grasp on my collar and shouted ""Don't fool around with me, Mickey!''• He had Hannele in mind and, he hoped, almost in his grasp.• He recognised him at once as Fouchard returned, trophy firmly in his grasp.• He now had Joe the Fish in his grasp, as he had sworn to himself that he would.• Recent moves have weakened his grasp on power.• Cordell had an impressivegrasp of military issues.• His technique shows a masterfulgrasp of the conventions of the philosophic dialogueperfected by Plato.• Would anyone with a reasonablegrasp on sanity even attempt something like this?• She tried to escape Moore's grasp but he was too strong for her.• Some of the historicalnuances are beyond the grasp of most children.• Can one doubt that such a tale is one of a tightening grasp of an actual reality?
a good/firm/thorough etc grasp of something• Thus by the age of five years, children have a good grasp of the concept of intention.• Some cathedralorganists have developed considerableliturgicalflair and some have a good grasp oftheology.• Although some students have a good grasp ofcolloquiallanguage, few have ever got to grips with the concept of register.• It remained his belief, though, that a firm grasp ofwider realities would serve him well.
1holding sth抓住ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRASP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤firm, tight (especially NAmE) 抓緊;緊握◇She felt a firm grasp on her hand.她感到手被緊緊抓住。VERB + GRASP➤slip from從手中滑落◇As she jumped forward, the ball slipped from her grasp.她向前跳躍時,球從她的手中滑落。➤escape, slip out of (usuallyfigurative) 逃脫/擺脫控制◇He slipped out of our grasp (= he escaped).他擺脫我們的控制逃走了。➤prise sth from, pry sth from, rip sth from, snatch sth from, wrench sth from, wrest sth from從手中撬走⋯;從手中撕扯走⋯;從手中搶走⋯;掰開手搶走⋯◇She wrenched the bottle from his grasp.她掰開他的手把瓶子搶走了。➤tighten (especially NAmE) 握緊PREPOSITION➤beyond your grasp夠不到◇The key was on a high shelf, just beyond her grasp.鑰匙在高高的架子上,她夠不着。➤in your grasp在⋯掌握之中◇He kept the letter firmly in his grasp.他緊緊地抓着那封信。➤from sb's grasp從某人手中◇The robber tried to free the case from her grasp.強盜試圖從她的手中奪走箱子。➤out of sb's grasp脫離某人的手◇She kicked the gun out of his grasp.她踢掉他手中的槍。➤within (your) grasp (oftenfigurative) 在(⋯)觸手可及之處◇Just when victory seemed within grasp, the referee blew his whistle.就在勝利似乎觸手可及之時,裁判的哨聲響了。grasp
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2understanding理解ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRASP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤firm, good, impressive, solid, strong扎實的知識;良好的理解;驚人的領悟力;透徹的理解;深刻的理解➤feeble, limited, poor, shaky, tenuous淺薄的/有限的/很差的/不扎實的/膚淺的理解▸➤intellectual理解能力◇The task was beyond the intellectual grasp of some of the students.這項作業超出了一些學生的理解能力。➤intuitive基於直覺的認識◇We have no intuitive grasp of the immensity of time.我們對時間的無限性沒有什麼感性認識。VERB + GRASP➤have理解⋯▸➤get掌握◇Working with native speakers helped me get a good grasp of the language.同操本族語的人一起工作幫助我很好地掌握了這門語言。PREPOSITION➤beyond sb's grasp超出某人的理解◇These ideas are all beyond his grasp.他完全無法理解這些觀點。➤within sb's grasp在某人的理解範圍內▸➤grasp of對⋯的掌握◇a poor grasp of mathematics數學方面的領悟力不高grasp
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1take hold of sb/sth suddenly and firmly突然抓住ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤firmly, tightly緊握PREPOSITION➤at抓着⋯◇Her hands were grasping at his coat.她雙手抓着他的大衣。➤by抓住⋯◇She grasped him tightly by the wrist.她緊緊地抓住他的手腕。PHRASES➤grasp hold of sb/sth抓住⋯◇She grasped hold of the banister to support herself.她抓住樓梯扶手以支撑自己的身體。grasp
verb²
2understand sth理解ADVERB | VERB + GRASPADVERB➤fully完全理解◇He had not fully grasped the fact that he was the one who would pay for all this.他還沒有完全明白他要獨自承擔這一切代價。➤not quite, not really並非完全/沒有真正領會◇I hadn't really grasped what they were talking about.我沒有真正明白他們在談論什麼。➤quickly很快地掌握▸➤easily, readily容易理解;易於掌握◇a means by which students can more easily grasp the basics of science更有利於學生掌握科學基本原理的方法VERB + GRASP➤try to試圖理解▸➤be unable to, fail to不能理解;無法領會◇She failed to grasp the significance of these facts.她無法理解這些事實的重要性。➤quick to迅速理解◇He was quick to grasp the basic principles.他很快掌握了基本原則。➤be difficult to, be hard to難以掌握◇Some of these concepts are very difficult to grasp.這些概念中有的難以理解。
grasp verb ⇨hold (grasp sb's hand)⇨understand1 (grasp a concept)grasp noun ⇨control (maintain your grasp of the situation)⇨understanding (a good grasp of the facts)