grasp
- n. 抓住；理解；控制
- vt. 抓住；領(lǐng)會(huì)
- vi. 抓
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
詞源同grab, 抓住，抓牢。字母s、p置換。
英英釋意
- 1. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;
- "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
- 2. the limit of capability;
- "within the compass of education"
- 3. a firm controlling influence;
- "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"
- 4. 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"
英文詞源
- grasp (v.)
- mid-14c., "to reach, grope, feel around," possibly a metathesis of grapsen, from Old English *gr?psan "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"]
同義詞辨析
take, grasp, grab, grip, clasp, clutch, snatch, seize
這些動(dòng)詞均有"抓住，握緊"之意。
take： 最普通用詞，不帶感情色彩。指用手抓、取某東西或控制某物。
grasp： 指緊緊抓住、抓牢。
grab： 指粗暴而急迫的抓住。
grip： 語氣比grasp強(qiáng)，指用手的最大力量緊緊抓住。
clasp： 指用手緊握或用臂緊抱。
clutch： 強(qiáng)調(diào)匆忙、緊急地抓、抓緊。
snatch： 指突然搶走，側(cè)重動(dòng)作更快或更具暴力性質(zhì)。
seize： 指突然抓住某物，強(qiáng)調(diào)突然的猛烈動(dòng)作。
understand, comprehend, appreciate, apprehend, grasp
這些動(dòng)詞均有"理解"之意。
understand：指對(duì)事物已有徹底的認(rèn)識(shí)，不僅知其性質(zhì)、含義和細(xì)節(jié)，而且了解其內(nèi)外的關(guān)系。
comprehend： 較正式用詞，指對(duì)較復(fù)雜的事物能透徹理解其意義。
appreciate： 語氣較弱，指對(duì)某事物或意義有充分的理解。著重有能力領(lǐng)悟或覺察。
apprehend： 指知道某事物或某觀念的大概意義，但未能理解其內(nèi)涵意義，暗含一知半解意味。
grasp： 從本義抓緊、抓住，引申作"理解、掌握"。
考試真題
- As I was suffering through my week of anxiety, overthinking the material and guessing my grasp of it, I did some of my own polling among students and professors.
2017年12月四級(jí)真題（第一套）閱讀 Section B
- The latest in cat research reveals that the lovely animal seems to have a basic grasp on both the laws of physics and the ins and outs of cause and effect.
2018年12月四級(jí)真題（第三套）閱讀 Section C
- Surfing the Internet during class doesn't just steal focus from the educator; it also hurts students who're already struggling to grasp the material.
2018年12月六級(jí)真題（第二套）閱讀
- A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you'll love to live in.
2018年高考英語全國(guó)卷I 閱讀理解 七選五 原文
- This is a shame--he community should be grasping the opportunity to raise its influence in the real world.
出自-2013年考研閱讀原文
- It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words, all we can do is articulate our reactions to it, and not grasp music itself.
出自-2014年考研翻譯原文
- You infer information you feel the writer has invited you to grasp by presenting you with specific evidence and clues.
出自-2015年考研閱讀原文
- Unlike so-called basic emotions such as sadness, fear, and anger, guilt emerges a little later, in conjunction with a child's growing grasp of social and moral norms.
2019年考研真題（英語二）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
- You infer information you feel the writer has invited you to grasp by presenting you with specific evidence and clues.
2015年考研真題（英語一）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
詞組搭配
grasp at a straw(或 straws)
見 straw
grasp the nettle
(Brit.)tackle a difficulty boldly
(英)大膽地解決難題
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- Success was within her grasp .
- 她有把握獲得成功。
牛津詞典
- These complex formulae are beyond the grasp of the average pupil.
- 這些復(fù)雜的公式是一般小學(xué)生不能理解的。
牛津詞典
- Don't let the situation escape from your grasp.
- 別讓局面失去控制。
牛津詞典
- He has a good grasp of German grammar.
- 他德語語法掌握得很好。
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- She felt a firm grasp on her arm.
- 她感到手臂被緊緊地抓住了。
牛津詞典
- I grabbed him, but he slipped from my grasp.
- 我緊抓著他，可他還是從我手里溜掉了。
牛津詞典
- She grasped at his coat as he rushed past her.
- 他從她身邊沖過去時(shí)，她使勁地向他的上衣抓去。
牛津詞典
- I grasped the opportunity to work abroad.
- 我毫不猶豫地抓住了去國(guó)外工作的機(jī)會(huì)。
牛津詞典
- It took him some time to grasp that he was now a public figure.
- 他過了些時(shí)候才意識(shí)到自己已是個(gè)公眾人物了。
牛津詞典
- She was unable to grasp how to do it.
- 她弄不明白這事該怎么做。
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- Kay grasped him by the wrist.
- 凱緊緊抓住他的手腕。
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- They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
- 他們沒有理解他的話的重要性。
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- He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.
- 他熱情地抓住我的手握了起來。
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- Peace is now within our grasp.
- 現(xiàn)在和平在望。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
- 他們外語掌握得很好。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He instantly grasped that Stephen was talking about his wife.
- 他馬上就明白斯蒂芬在說他的妻子。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis...
- 政府當(dāng)局還沒有意識(shí)到這場(chǎng)危機(jī)的嚴(yán)重性。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.
- 她讓勝利從手中溜走了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages...
- 你所控制的這些人不是客人，而是人質(zhì)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.
- 他的手被熱情地緊緊握住了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She was trying to grasp at something.
- 她正試圖抓住什么東西。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He grasped both my hands...
- 他緊緊抓住我的雙手。
柯林斯高階英語詞典