grasp是什么意思_grasp怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

an intellectual hold or understanding;"a good grip on French history"
"they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"
"he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"
"a terrible power had her in its grasp"

the act of grasping;"he released his clasp on my arm"
"he has a strong grip for an old man"
"she kept a firm hold on the railing"

Verb:

hold firmly

get the meaning of something;"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

中英词源

grasp 抓紧，抓牢

词源同grab, 抓住，抓牢。字母s、p置换。

grasp (v.): mid-14c., "to reach, grope, feel around," possibly a metathesis of grapsen, from Old English *græpsan "to touch, feel," from Proto-Germanic *grap-, *grab- (cognates: East Frisian grapsen "to grasp," Middle Dutch grapen "to seize, grasp," Old English grapian "to touch, feel, grope"), from PIE root *ghrebh- (1) "to seize, reach" (see grab (v.)). With verb-formative -s- as in cleanse. Sense of "seize" first recorded mid-16c. Transitive use by 17c. Figurative use from c. 1600; of intellectual matters from 1680s. Related: Grasped; grasping.
grasp (n.): 1560s, "a handle," from grasp (v.). As "act of grasping" from c. 1600; also "power of grasping." Meaning "power of intellect" is from 1680s.
Ah, but a man"s reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what"s a heaven for?

[Browning, "Andrea del Sarto"]

词态变化

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

权威造句

1. He let the ball slip through his grasp and into the net.: 球从他的掌中滑出，钻进了球门。

2. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.: 他的手被热情地紧紧握住了。

3. 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。

4. I know that you"refloundering around, trying to grasp at any straw.: 我知道你正不知所措，是在病急乱投医。

5. 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。

近反义词

grab

grip

hold

seize

understand

grip

hold

understanding

相似短语

in the grasp of 在...掌握中

grasp at v.想抓住,攫取

pum grasp 【医】握笔法

instrument grasp 【医】器械握法

grasp at straws 捞救命稻草

grasp reflex 抓握反射，握持反射

grasp the nettle v. 迎着困难上

within one"s grasp 在某人能抓到的地方;为某人所能理解

grasp at a straw 捞救命稻草, 依靠完全靠不住的东西

grasp sb by the collar 抓住某人的衣领

单词分析

这些动词均有“抓住，握紧”之意。
take最普通用词，不带感情色彩。指用手抓、取某东西或控制某物。
grasp指紧紧抓住、抓牢。
grab指粗暴而急迫的抓住。
grip语气比grasp强，指用手的最大力量紧紧抓住。
clasp指用手紧握或用臂紧抱。
clutch强调匆忙、紧急地抓、抓紧。
snatch指突然抢走，侧重动作更快或更具暴力性质。
seize指突然抓住某物，强调突然的猛烈动作。这些动词均有“理解”之意。
understand一般用词，很常用，指对事实或意义不仅知道得很清楚。
comprehend较正式用词，指对较复杂的事物能透彻理解其意义。
appreciate语气较弱，指对某事物或意义有充分的理解。着重有能力领域或觉察。
apprehend指知道某事物或某观念的大概意义，但未能理解其内涵意义，暗含一知半解意味。
grasp从本义抓紧、抓住，引申作“理解、掌握”。

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