grasp

vt.抓住；了解；急忙抓住；急切（或贪婪）地抓住

n.控制；控制力；能力所及

vi.攫取（常与 at 连用）；急于接受；急切地寻求（常与 for 连用）

verb

1. 抓紧；抓牢
   to take a firm hold of sb/sth
   1. He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.
      他热情地抓住我的手握了起来。
   2. Kay grasped him by the wrist.
      凯紧紧抓住他的手腕。
2. 理解；领会；领悟；明白
   to understand sth completely
   1. They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
      他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
   2. She was unable to grasp how to do it.
      她弄不明白这事该怎么做。
   3. 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。
3. 急忙抓住，毫不犹豫地抓住（机会）
   to take an opportunity without hesitating and use it
   1. I grasped the opportunity to work abroad.
      我毫不犹豫地抓住了去国外工作的机会。

noun

1. 紧抓；紧握；控制
   a firm hold of sb/sth or control over sb/sth
   1. 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。
   2. She felt a firm grasp on her arm.
      她感到手臂被紧紧地抓住了。
   3. Don't let the situation escape from your grasp.
      别让局面失去控制。
2. 理解（力）；领会
   a person's understanding of a subject or of difficult facts
   1. He has a good grasp of German grammar.
      他德语语法掌握得很好。
   2. 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。
3. 能力所及
   the ability to get or achieve sth
   1. Success was within her grasp .
      她有把握获得成功。

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

grasp 抓紧，抓牢

词源同grab, 抓住，抓牢。字母s、p置换。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. The students had a grasp of decimals, percentages and fractions.
   学生们掌握了小数、百分数和分数。
4. He grasped both my hands
   他紧紧抓住我的双手。
5. She was trying to grasp at something.
   她正试图抓住什么东西。
6. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.
   他的手被热情地紧紧握住了。
7. 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。
8. She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.
   她让胜利从手中溜走了。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
    他们外语掌握得很好。
12. Peace is now within our grasp.
    现在和平在望。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. Some industrialists believe the government should grasp the nettle of devaluation before the referendum takes place.
    一些实业家认为政府应该在全民公决前果断出手解决棘手的货币贬值问题。
17. 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。
18. Experts claimed that teachers had to be Einstein, Marie Curie and Linford Christie rolled into one to help children grasp the new national curriculum
    专家们称老师必须集爱因斯坦、居里夫人和林弗德·克里斯蒂的本领于一身，才能帮助孩子们掌握新的国家课程大纲。
19. The hammer slipped out of her grasp.
    锤子从她的手中滑落。
20. 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。
21. She wrenched herself from his grasp
    她从他手里挣脱开来。
22. A grasp of mundane affairs is genuine knowledge; an understanding of worldly wisdom is true learning.
    世事洞明皆学问，人情练达即文章。
23. Grasp all, lose all.
    贪多必失。
24. He held my hand in a friendly grasp.
    他友好地紧握着我的手。
25. I take a firm grasp on the rope from slipping.
    我紧握住绳子不让它滑掉。
26. I can't quite grasp the meaning of these figures.
    我不能很好地领会这些数字的重要性。
27. I kept her hand in my grasp.
    我抓住她的手。
28. Read and study conscientiously and get a good grasp of the basic principles.
    认真看书学习，弄通基本原理。
29. He seems to have a good grasp of the question.
    他似乎对这个问题非常理解。
30. I could not grasp her meaning.
    我不懂她的意思。