grasp

• n. 抓住；理解；控制
• vt. 抓住；领会
• vi. 抓

词源同grab, 抓住，抓牢。字母s、p置换。

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"

grasp (v.)

mid-14c., "to reach, grope, feel around," possibly a metathesis of grapsen, from Old English *græpsan "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"]

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。

understand, comprehend, appreciate, apprehend, grasp

这些动词均有"理解"之意。

understand：指对事物已有彻底的认识，不仅知其性质、含义和细节，而且了解其内外的关系。

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。着重有能力领悟或觉察。

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"。

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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This is a shame--he community should be grasping the opportunity to raise its influence in the real world.

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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年考研翻译原文

You infer information you feel the writer has invited you to grasp by presenting you with specific evidence and clues.

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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年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

You infer information you feel the writer has invited you to grasp by presenting you with specific evidence and clues.

2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Success was within her grasp .

她有把握获得成功。

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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。

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Don't let the situation escape from your grasp.

别让局面失去控制。

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He has a good grasp of German grammar.

他德语语法掌握得很好。

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She felt a firm grasp on her arm.

她感到手臂被紧紧地抓住了。

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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。

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She grasped at his coat as he rushed past her.

他从她身边冲过去时，她使劲地向他的上衣抓去。

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I grasped the opportunity to work abroad.

我毫不犹豫地抓住了去国外工作的机会。

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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。

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She was unable to grasp how to do it.

她弄不明白这事该怎么做。

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Kay grasped him by the wrist.

凯紧紧抓住他的手腕。

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They failed to grasp the importance of his words.

他们没有理解他的话的重要性。

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He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.

他热情地抓住我的手握了起来。

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Peace is now within our grasp.

现在和平在望。

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They have a good grasp of foreign languages.

他们外语掌握得很好。

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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。

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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。

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She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.

她让胜利从手中溜走了。

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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。

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His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.

他的手被热情地紧紧握住了。

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She was trying to grasp at something.

她正试图抓住什么东西。

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He grasped both my hands...

他紧紧抓住我的双手。

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