一、详细释义:
n.
抓住;控制
例句:
Peace is now within our grasp.
现在和平在望。
例句:
She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.
她让胜利从手中溜走了。
理解
例句:
I have a good grasp of physics.
我对物理有很强的理解力。
例句:
They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
他们外语掌握得很好。
v.
抓住,攫取 [I,T]
例句:
Grasp my hand and I will pull you over the wall.
抓住我的手,我就把你拉过墙来。
例句:
In considering this problem, you should grasp its essentials.
在考虑这一问题时,你应当抓住本质。
了解,领会 [T]
例句:
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。
例句:
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。
二、词义辨析:
take,grasp,grab,grip,clasp,clutch,snatch,seize
这些动词均有“抓住,握紧”之意。take最普通用词,不带感情色彩。指用手抓、取某东西或控制某物。grasp指紧紧抓住、抓牢。grab指粗暴而急迫的抓住。grip语气比grasp强,指用手的最大力量紧紧抓住。clasp指用手紧握或用臂紧抱。clutch强调匆忙、紧急地抓、抓紧。snatch指突然抢走,侧重动作更快或更具暴力性质。seize指突然抓住某物,强调突然的猛烈动作。
三、词义辨析:
understand,comprehend,appreciate,apprehend,grasp
这些动词均有“理解”之意。 understand一般用词,很常用,指对事实或意义不仅知道得很清楚。comprehend较正式用词,指对较复杂的事物能透彻理解其意义。appreciate语气较弱,指对某事物或意义有充分的理解。着重有能力领域或觉察。apprehend指知道某事物或某观念的大概意义,但未能理解其内涵意义,暗含一知半解意味。grasp从本义抓紧、抓住,引申作“理解、掌握”。
四、参考例句:
You must grasp this opportunity.
你必须抓紧机会。
Success is within our grasp.
成功在望。
I have a good grasp of physics.
我对物理有很强的理解力。
I could not grasp her meaning.
我不懂她的意思。
We must grasp its cultural connotation.
我们必须把握它的文化内涵。
You should grasp the reporting style.
你要理解报告的风格。
Grasp your opportunities while you can.
抓住所有你能抓住的机会。
She has a good grasp of the English language.
她精通英语。
In considering this problem, you should grasp its essentials.
在考虑这一问题时,你应当抓住本质。
It'll take us two periods to grasp these.