Word · Frequency #3973
grasp
理解；领会；掌握
核心释义
To understand something fully.
- 1.
抓牢；握紧(尤指用手)
To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- 2.
理解；领会
To understand.
- 3.
抓住机会,利用某事物,把握时机。
To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.
抓住；紧握；抓住（机会）；把握；抓牢；握紧(尤指用手)；理解；领会；抓住机会,利用某事物,把握时机。
用法In use
She grasped the rope tightly to avoid falling.
用法提示：这里 grasp 作为动词，表示物理上的‘抓住’。
It took me a while to grasp the main idea of the lecture.
用法提示：这里 grasp 作为动词，表示抽象上的‘理解、领会’。
The child grasped his mother's hand firmly in the crowd.
用法提示：这里 grasp 作为动词，表示物理上的‘握紧’。
grasp sth
表示用手紧紧抓住某物，宾语通常是具体物体。
She grasped the rope and pulled herself up.
她抓牢绳子，把自己拉了上去。
grasp how/what/why...
表示理解、领会，常接 how、what、why 等引导的从句。
He couldn't grasp why she was so upset.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grasp the concept
- 理解概念
- The students soon grasped the concept of photosynthesis.学生们很快就理解了光合作用的概念。
- grasp the opportunity
- 抓住机会
- You need to grasp the opportunity before it slips away.你要在机会溜走之前抓住它。
- grasp the nettle
- 迎难而上
- It's time to grasp the nettle and have that difficult conversation.是时候迎难而上，进行那次艰难的谈话了。
- grasp at straws
- 抓救命稻草；做徒劳的挣扎
- After losing his job, he was grasping at straws with unrealistic business ideas.失业后，他用不切实际的商业想法胡乱抓救命稻草。
- grasp someone's hand
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：想象手抓紧绳子（grasp），同时把知识点也牢牢抓紧在脑中——抓牢、理解、把握机会都可用它。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学或书面叙事、学术/教学讨论、正式演讲或商务场合 grasp 的语域因义项而异：表“抓握”多用于书面或文学描写；表“理解”较正式，常见于学习或学术场合；表“把握（机会）”多用于正式语境。日常口语中更常用 hold/grab、understand、seize 等词。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，直接接宾语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with grasp (pronounced /ɡræsp/) using the pronunciations shown: gasp, clasp, rasp, hasp, and asp all end with /-æsp/. Beware the lookalike wasp: though spelled with the same -asp ending, it is pronounced /wɑːsp/ (or /wɒsp/ in BrE) and does not rhyme with grasp.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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