| 词组 | grasp |
| 释义 | grasp /grɑːsp $ græsp/ verb 1. to take and hold something firmlyadverbsgrasp sth firmly He was sitting down, grasping the box firmly in his hands.grasp sth tightly She grasped her bag tightly and pressed it to her chest.nounsgrasp a handle She grasped the handle of the bucket and picked it up.grasp sb’s hand/arm/wrist I grasped his arm firmly and led him away.phrasesgrasp sb by the hand/arm/wrist She grasped the screaming child by the arm.grasp hold of sth/sb The goalkeeper managed to grasp hold of the ball.2. to completely understand a fact or an ideaadverbsfully grasp sth They did not fully grasp the seriousness of the problem.easily grasp sth This course will help you to easily grasp the basics of the language.nounsgrasp an idea/concept He manages to explain technical ideas in a way that non-specialists can grasp.grasp the meaning She found it difficult to grasp the meaning of some words in the text.grasp the significance At the time he failed to grasp the significance of what had happened.grasp the point (=understand what someone is trying to say) She was struggling to grasp the point that he was making.grasp the reality The government needs to grasp the reality of the situation.verbstry to grasp sth The students were asked to try to grasp the meaning of the poem.fail to grasp sth The government failed to grasp the severity of the financial crisis.struggle to grasp sth He was struggling to grasp what he had done wrong.phrasesdifficult/hard to grasp Some pupils find even basic concepts in mathematics difficult to grasp.grasp the fact that My boyfriend won’t grasp the fact that he needs to be a bit more romantic. |
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