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grasp

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grasp1 /ɡrɑːsp $ ɡræsp/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  HOLDto take and hold something firmly 抓牢，握紧 SYN grip
 I grasped his arm firmly and led him away.
我紧紧抓住他的胳膊把他带走。
 Alan grasped the handle and pulled it.
艾伦抓住手柄一拉。
► see thesaurus at hold
2  [not in progressive]UNDERSTAND to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one 理解，领会〔尤指复杂的事情或观点〕
 At that time, we did not fully grasp the significance of what had happened.
当时，我们没有完全明白所发生之事的重要性。
 Some people find the idea of relativity difficult to grasp.
有些人觉得相对论的概念很难理解。
grasp what/how etc
 A short opening paragraph enables the reader to quickly grasp what the article is about.
开篇的小段落使读者很快就能掌握文章的大意。
grasp that
 Nick had grasped that something was wrong.
尼克已经知道出问题了。
► see thesaurus at understand
3  grasp an opportunity to 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.
4  grasp the nettle British 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 dismissed suggestions 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 eventual zero population growth.• When the right hon. Gentleman came to that office, he had the opportunity to grasp the nettle of prison reform.• The community has also grasped the nettle of the unemployment argument for development.
5 grasp at something phrasal verbphr v HOLDto 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 jutting tile and dragged himself back to safety.• Miss Verjec grasped at her whistle.• We persist in grasping at neat, simple answers, when we should be questioning everything.• But sometimes you grasp at straws.• For now, researchers admit 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.
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grasp• Fame has come suddenly, and Peyton is finding it hard to grasp.• Science lessons should be taught in a way that makes the material easier to grasp.• Taylor manages to explain technical ideas in a way that non-specialists can grasp.• This was separated from the other digits, giving their owners the ability to grasp and manipulate objects.• They grasp at each other with numbed fingers for the comfort of touch.• Wexford grasped it in both his hands, raised it high and brought it down hard to meet the empty air.• What is so sad is that through all the tinsel shines a reality, but we can not seem to grasp it.• Though I have no trouble grasping its concepts, math continues to be difficult for me.• The toothed whales have a set of teeth which they use to grasp large and quick-moving prey, mainly squid or fish.• The army had failed to grasp that their mission was to protect the navy's ships, not vice versa.• The right balance of detail should help the reader quickly grasp the nature of the problem and your approach to it.• Obviously, she had barely grasped the subject.• The handgrips should be shaped so that children can grasp them firmly.
grasp that• Abandoned by her family and deserted by her servants, Elena Petrescu was incapable of grasping that a revolution had happened.• Being registered as Paula Grey will lead the baying hounds straight to you - once they grasp that I've disappeared too.• He should have grasped that it was indeed an irrepressible conflict.• Lucker holds my hand with the kind of grasp that men at sea learn as a last resort.• When the workers are slow to grasp that reality, the results are often heartbreaking.• When will the Opposition grasp that simple fact?• He had also quickly grasped that the islanders would do nothing to endanger the safety of Sycorax.• They fail to grasp that what is required is their own detailed response to what is before them.
grasp2 ●○○ noun [singular]  
1  HOLDthe way you hold something or your ability to hold it 抓，握 SYN grip
 Luke took her arm in a firm grasp and led her through the gate.
卢克紧紧抓着她的胳膊，领她进了门。
 He had allowed the ball to slip from his grasp.
他让球从手里滑了出去。
► see thesaurus at knowledge
2  UNDERSTANDyour 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。
3  DOyour 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。
4  literaryCONTROL 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 brash grasp 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 convulsive grasp.• Take a firm grasp 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 impressive grasp of military issues.• His technique shows a masterful grasp of the conventions of the philosophic dialogue perfected by Plato.• Would anyone with a reasonable grasp on sanity even attempt something like this?• She tried to escape Moore's grasp but he was too strong for her.• Some of the historical nuances 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 cathedral organists have developed considerable liturgical flair and some have a good grasp of theology.• Although some students have a good grasp of colloquial language, few have ever got to grips with the concept of register.• It remained his belief, though, that a firm grasp of wider realities would serve him well.
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