| 单词 | grasp |
| 释义 | graspgraspsgraspedgraspinggraspgrasp1 /grɑːsp $ græsp/ verb [transitive]1to take and hold something firmly in your hands: Grasp the rope with both hands.hand用两只手抓紧绳子。2to understand something completely: At the time, I didn’t fully grasp what he meant.mean当时我没有完全领会他的意思。THESAURUS understandPhrasal verbsgrasp at something phrasal verb to try to hold onto somethingTHESAURUS: grasphold to have something in your hands or arms: He was holding a bunch of flowers.beholdflower Do you want to hold the baby?grip to hold something very tightly: He gripped the back of the chair.gripJenny gripped the side of the boat to steady herself.gripclutch to hold something tightly, especially because you do not want to drop or lose it: The little girl clutched onto his hand.clutchA man hurried past, clutching his briefcase.hurryclutchgrab to take something in your hand very quickly and suddenly: He grabbed his coat and ran out of the door.grabrunSomeone grabbed my wallet.grabhang on (to sth/sb) to hold something or someone tightly to support yourself: Lucy hung on to the back of the motorbike.hangHang on to me!get/take hold of sth to put your hand or hands around something and hold it: I took hold of the handle and pulled as hard as I could.takepullcan She managed to get hold of the side of the boat.managegrasp written to put your hand or hands firmly around something in a determined way: She grasped the lowest branch and pulled herself up into the tree.grasplowpullhug to put your arms around someone to show that you like them very much: They hugged each other and then said goodbye.hugsayunderstand to know the meaning of what someone is telling you, the language that they speak, or the reasons for something: His books are difficult for ordinary people to understand.bookbeGila doesn’t understand English very well.Doctors don’t understand what causes the disease.doctorcausesee especially spoken to understand something, especially the truth about a situation or the reasons for something: Do you see what I mean?I can see why you don’t like him.follow to understand instructions, an explanation, a story, or what someone is talking about: The instructions were easy to follow.instructionbeDo you follow me?comprehend formal to understand something, or understand why something is important: The government failed to comprehend how serious the problem was.failbegrasp to completely understand an idea or a fact, especially a complicated one: I don’t think Stuart really grasped the point I was making.graspbemakemake sense of sth to understand something that is not easy to understand, especially by thinking about it: People are still trying to make sense of the news.betry |
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