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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

grasp

英  [grɑːsp]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1. [SING 单数型名词] 紧握

    A grasp is a very firm hold or grip.

    双语例句

    例：

    His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.

    他的手被热情地、紧紧地握住了。

    2. [SING 单数型名词] 掌控

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages.

    在你控制之下的这些人并非宾客，而是人质。

    例：

    She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.

    她听任胜利从手中溜走。

    3. [SING 单数型名词] 理解

    A grasp of something is an understanding of it.

    双语例句

    例：

    They have a good grasp of foreign languages.

    他们精通各种外语。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • within someone's grasp

    1. 为某人所能及

    If you say that something is within someone's grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Peace is now within our grasp.

    现在和平在望。

    VERB. 动词

  • grasps , grasping , grasped

    1. [T 及物动词] 抓牢

    If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly.

    双语例句

    例：

    He grasped both my hands.

    他紧紧地抓住我的双手。

    2. [T 及物动词] 理解

    If you grasp something that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis.

    政府还没有意识到这场危机的严重性。

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