grasp
- vt.抓住;理解;领会;领悟;抓牢;毫不犹豫地抓住(机会)
- n.理解(力);控制;领会;紧握;紧抓;能力所及
graspverb
抓紧；抓牢
to take a firm hold of sb/sth
He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.
他热情地抓住我的手握了起来。
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
They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
She was unable to grasp how to do it.
她弄不明白这事该怎么做。
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
I grasped the opportunity to work abroad.
我毫不犹豫地抓住了去国外工作的机会。
to deal with a difficult situation firmly and without hesitating
to try all possible means to find a solution or some hope in a difficult or unpleasant situation, even though this seems very unlikely
noun
紧抓；紧握；控制
a firm hold of sb/sth or control over sb/sth
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。
She felt a firm grasp on her arm.
她感到手臂被紧紧地抓住了。
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
He has a good grasp of German grammar.
他德语语法掌握得很好。
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
Success was within her grasp .
她有把握获得成功。
All these words mean to know or realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means.以上各词均含懂得、理解、认识到之义。
to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc.; to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important指懂、理解、领会（词意、语言、话语等），了解、认识到、明白（事情如何或为何发生、如何起作用或为何重要等）：
I don't understand the instructions.
我不懂这些指令的意思。
Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.
医生对这种疾病还不太了解。
to understand what is happening, what sb is saying, how sth works or how important sth is指理解、明白、领会（正在发生的事、某人的话、某事如何起作用或重要性如何）：
‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see .’
“这样就打开了。”“哦，我明白了。”
Oh yes, I see what you mean .
噢，我明白你的意思了。
( informal ) to understand a joke, what sb is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe指理解、明白（笑话、某人试图告知的事或描述的情况）：
She didn't get the joke.
她听不懂那个笑话。
I don't get you.
我搞不懂你的意思。
to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of sth指理解、明白（说明、故事、意思）：
Sorry─I don't quite follow.
对不起，我不太听懂你的话。
The plot is almost impossible to follow.
故事情节几乎叫人不明所以。
to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do sth指理解、领会、领悟、明白（事实、想法或如何做某事）：
They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of sth for the first time. |
Only understand can be used to talk about languages, words or writing. |
(often used in negative statements) ( formal ) to understand a fact, idea or reason（常用于否定句中）用于理解、领悟、明白（事实、想法或原因）：
The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.
无穷的概念几乎是人类的大脑无法理解的。
grasp
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VERB 抓紧；握牢；握紧
If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly.He grasped both my hands...
他紧紧抓住我的双手。
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N-SING 紧抓；紧握
A grasp is a very firm hold or grip.His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.
他的手被热情地紧紧握住了。
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N-SING 掌握；控制
If you say that something is in someone's grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from your grasp, you lose it or lose control of it.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。
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VERB 理解；领悟；明白
If you grasp something that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it.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。
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N-SING 理解；掌握
A grasp of something is an understanding of it.They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
他们外语掌握得很好。
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PHRASE 为…所能实现；为…所能及
If you say that something is within someone's grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it.Peace is now within our grasp.
现在和平在望。
noun
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- 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
- Synonym: clasp clench clutch clutches grip hold
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- 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
- Synonym: grip
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- the limit of capability
- within the compass of education
- Synonym: compass range reach
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- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- he has a good grasp of accounting practices
- Synonym: appreciation hold
verb
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- get the meaning of something
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- Synonym: grok get the picture comprehend savvy dig compass apprehend
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- hold firmly
- Synonym: hold on
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She was trying to grasp at something .
她正试图抓住什么东西。
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He managed to grasp the metal , get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards .
他设法牢牢抓住了那个金属物，把整个身子往上提。
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He can 't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics .
他无法掌握数学的基本概念。
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The idea of a parallel universe is hard to grasp .
认为另有一个平行宇宙的概念是很难理解的。
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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。
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He has a sound grasp of the issues .
他对这些问题掌握得很全面。
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I grasped the opportunity to work abroad .
我毫不犹豫地抓住了去国外工作的机会。
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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。
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Success was within her grasp .
她有把握获得成功。
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It was a difficult concept to grasp , but I soon latched on .
那是个难以弄明白的概念，但我很快就理解了。
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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。
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The bag was wrenched from her grasp .
那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。
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Kay grasped him by the wrist .
凯紧紧抓住他的手腕。
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They have a good grasp of foreign languages .
他们外语掌握得很好。
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His hand was taken in a warm , firm grasp .
他的手被热情地紧紧握住了。
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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。
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Peace is now within our grasp .
现在和平在望。
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They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details
他们不去把握大局，而是在细枝末节上花费时间大做文章。
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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。
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Young children have difficulty grasping the finality of death
小孩子很难理解死亡的不可改变性。
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She has a sure grasp of social issues such as literacy , poverty and child care .
她对扫盲、贫穷和儿童保育等社会问题都有深切的认识。
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She allowed victory to slip from her grasp .
她让胜利从手中溜走了。
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Her hand grasped my shoulder , none too gently .
她的手紧紧抓住了我的肩膀。
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I know that you 're floundering around , trying to grasp at any straw .
我知道你正不知所措，是在病急乱投医。
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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。
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A nimble mind backed by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters
机敏的头脑再加上经济学学位作后盾使他对金融问题把握非常准。
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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。
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The students had a grasp of decimals , percentages and fractions .
学生们掌握了小数、百分数和分数。
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The hammer slipped out of her grasp .
锤子从她的手中滑落。
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He grasped both my hands
他紧紧抓住我的双手。
指突然地抢、夺、抓，强调动作迅速或具有暴力性质。
The thief snatched her purse and ran away.
小偷抢了她的钱包逃跑了。
The hawk snatched a pigeon and flew away.
老鹰抓住一只鸽子飞走了。
She walked over as if to snatch the letter from him.
她走过去，好像要把信从他那里夺过来。
指因不想失去而紧紧地抓住某物，或因害怕、疼痛、危险等而突然抓住某人或某物。
The child clutched her by the arm.
那孩子紧紧抓住她的胳膊不放。
He jumped up to clutch at the branch, but missed.
他跳起来试图抓住那树枝，但没有成功。
It is useless to clutch at straws.
抓救命稻草是无济于事的。
指突然抓住某人或某物，强调动作粗野，作此义解时常可与snatch 换用；有时也指紧紧抓住某人或某物。
The thief suddenly grabbed/snatched the purse from her and escaped.
小偷猛地一把夺过她的钱包逃跑了。
Don't grab/snatch, there's plenty for everyone.
别抢，多着呢，人人都有。
Quick, grab hold of that rope.
快，抓住那根绳子。
指紧紧地、牢牢地抓住某物。
He grasped the handle firmly.
他紧紧地抓着手柄。
Grasp my hand and I'll pull you over the wall.
抓住我的手，我把你拉过墙来。
指用尽全力死死抓住某物，与 grasp 同义，但语气更强。
The poor child gripped his mother's hand.
那个可怜的孩子紧紧地抓着母亲的手。
She gripped the rail and tried not to look down.
她使劲抓住栏杆，尽量不往下看。
最普通用词，指用手拿、取、抓或控制某物，不带任何感情色彩。
He took a book from the shelf.
他从书架上取了一本书。
Someone took my cup by mistake.
有人错拿了我的杯子。
The camp was taken and destroyed.
营房被攻占之后遭到了毁坏。
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