| 词组 | grasp at |
| 释义 | grasp at 1. grasp at sth to quickly try to catch or hold someone or something: ▪ His foot slipped and he grasped onto a piece of jutting wood. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑grab at, ↑clutch at 2. grasp at sth to try to use any opportunity or idea that might help you in a difficult situation, although it is not very likely to be successful: ▪ The President was grasping at some way to stay in power. ▪ Leonore grasped at the change to prove herself as a member of the team. 3. be grasping at straws if you say that someone is grasping at straws, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed because they are in a hopeless situation, and there is no method that will work: ▪ `We may be able to appeal,' the lawyer said. He was grasping at straws. |
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