Word · Frequency #2777
grabbing
突然抓住；攫取
grabbing is the present participle of grab.
take or grasp suddenly
- 1.
To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
突然抓住；抓取；抓紧
- 2.
To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
突然抓取或抓住动作(某物)。
- 3.
To restrain someone; to arrest.
约束某人；逮捕
- 4.
To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
吸引注意力；使着迷或感兴趣。
- 5.
To take the opportunity of.
抓住机会。
伸手抓；作抓取的动作；非法获取；霸占；突然抓住；抓取；抓紧；突然抓取或抓住动作(某物)。；约束某人；逮捕
In use
He grabbed my arm before I could cross the street.
She grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge on her way out.
The child grabbed at the balloon, but it floated away.
grab sth
直接加宾语，表示抓住或夺取某物。
He grabbed my arm.
他抓住了我的胳膊。
grab at sth
表示试图抓住，常暗示未成功。
The child grabbed at the balloon but missed.
孩子试图抓住气球，但没够到。
grab hold of sth
强调紧紧抓住某物。
She grabbed hold of the railing to steady herself.
她抓住栏杆以稳住自己。
Connections
Collocations
- grab a coffee
- 抓杯咖啡
- Let's grab a coffee before the meeting.我们开会前去抓杯咖啡吧。
- grab a bite
- 随便吃点东西
- I need to grab a bite before the movie.我需要在电影前随便吃点东西。
- grab a seat
- 找个座位
- Why don't you grab a seat while you wait?你为什么不找个座位坐着等呢？
- grab the opportunity
- 抓住机会
- She grabbed the opportunity to study abroad.她抓住了出国留学的机会。
- grab someone's attention
- 引起某人的注意
- The loud noise grabbed everyone's attention.巨大的噪音引起了所有人的注意。
- grab a cab
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Grab谐音'葛锐布'，想象迅速抓住一块布。
Context & Register
动词，中性语体。常用于日常对话、新闻标题和指令中，既指物理上的抓取动作，也用于比喻意义的快速获取或抢占。
Grammar Note
常用于口语，表示快速或随意抓取
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the sound /æb/ and rhyme with 'grab'. No misleading spelling patterns.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.