seize

• vt. 抓住；夺取；理解；逮捕
• vi. 抓住；利用；（机器）卡住

来自中古英语 seisen,占据，夺取，来自古法语 seisir,占据，夺取，来自拉丁语 sacire,声称， 要求，借自 Proto-Germanic*sakana,要求，寻求，诉求，来自 PIE*sag,要求，寻求，词源同 seek,sake.

1. take hold of; grab;

"The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"

"She clutched her purse"

"The mother seized her child by the arm"

"Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

2. take or capture by force;

"The terrorists seized the politicians"

"The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"

3. take possession of by force, as after an invasion;

"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"

"The army seized the town"

"The militia captured the castle"

4. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority;

"The FBI seized the drugs"

"The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"

"The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

5. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession;

"He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"

"he usurped my rights"

"She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

6. hook by a pull on the line;

"strike a fish"

7. affect;

"Fear seized the prisoners"

"The patient was seized with unberable pains"

"He was seized with a dreadful disease"

8. capture the attention or imagination of;

"This story will grab you"

"The movie seized my imagination"

seize

seize: [13] Seize entered English as a term in the feudal legal system, meaning ‘take possession of property’. It was borrowed from Old French seisir, which went back via a Gallo-Latin *sacīre ‘claim’ to a prehistoric Germanic *sakjan. This in turn was derived from the base *sak- ‘process’, which also produced English sake (one of whose ancestral meanings was ‘legal action’).
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seize (v.)

mid-13c., from Old French seisir "to take possession of, take by force; put in possession of, bestow upon" (Modern French saisir), from Late Latin sacire, which is generally held to be from a Germanic source, but the exact origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Frankish *sakjan "lay claim to" (compare Gothic sokjan, Old English secan "to seek;" see seek). Or perhaps from Proto-Germanic *satjan "to place" (see set (v.)).

Originally a legal term in reference to feudal property holdings or offices. Meaning "to grip with the hands or teeth" is from c. 1300; that of "to take possession by force or capture" (of a city, etc.) is from mid-14c. Figurative use, with reference to death, disease, fear, etc. is from late 14c. Meaning "to grasp with the mind" is attested from 1855. Of engines or other mechanisms, attested from 1878. Related: Seized; seizing.

arrest, capture, catch, seize, trap

这些动词均有"抓住，捕捉"之意。

arrest：指根据法律或命令进行逮捕并予以监禁或拘留。

capture：指通过武力或计谋等，战胜抵抗而捉住敌人或动物。

catch：普通用词，指捉住跑动或隐藏中的人或动物，一般指活捉。

seize：侧重指以突然、有力地动作迅速抓住或捉住。

trap：多指诱捕。

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。

They tend to enjoy the moment when something good is happening, and seize opportunities that come up.

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They seize opportunities as they come up.

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Seize opportunities to tap their potential.

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India, China, Japan, and other regions seem to be seizing technological leadership.

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Sting in the tail Ashby Plant is one of a number of psychologists who seized on Obama's candidacy to test hypotheses about the power of role models

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

No disciplines have seized on professionalism with as much enthusiasm as the humanities.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

She tried to seize the gun from him.

她试图夺他的枪。

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He seized her by the arm.

他抓住她的胳膊。

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She seized hold of my hand.

她抓住我的手。

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They seized the airport in a surprise attack.

他们突袭攻占了机场。

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The army has seized control of the country.

军队已经控制全国。

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He seized power in a military coup.

他在军事政变中夺取了政权。

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The men were seized as they left the building.

这些人在离开那栋房子时被抓获。

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A large quantity of drugs was seized during the raid.

在这次突击行动中起获了大量毒品。

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The party seized the initiative with both hands (= quickly and with enthusiasm) .

该党迅速掌握主动。

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Panic seized her.

她突然惊慌失措。

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He was seized by curiosity.

他好奇心顿起。

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The rumours were eagerly seized upon by the local press.

当地报章迫不及待地对这些传闻加以炒作。

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'Leigh,' he said seizing my arm to hold me back.

“莉，”他说着一把抓住我的胳膊把我拉了回来。

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...an otter seizing a fish.

捉到了一条鱼的水獭

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Troops have seized the airport and railroad terminals...

军队已控制了机场和火车站。

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Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power.

军官们昨天夺权未遂。

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Police were reported to have seized all copies of this morning's edition of the newspaper...

据说警方已经将该报纸今天的早间版全部没收。

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Bailiffs need a certificate from the county court to seize goods for rent arrears.

查封官需要有郡法院的证明才能没收货物以抵欠租。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

UN officials say two military observers were seized by the Khmer Rouge yesterday...

联合国官员称昨天有两名军事观察员被红色高棉逮捕。

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Men carrying sub-machine guns seized the five soldiers and drove them away.

持冲锋枪的几名男子俘虏了 5 名士兵并开车将他们带走。

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During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property...

在暴乱中成百上千的人纷纷趁机偷窃财物。

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The government now hopes to seize the initiative on education.

如今政府希望抓住教育上的主动权。

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He failed to seize the opportunity.

他没有把握住那个机会.

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Form class to seize form, layer upon layer catch fulfil.

形成一级抓一级, 层层抓落实.

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The wrestlers try to seize hold of each other.

摔跤选手力图抓住对方.

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