grasp

/ɡrɑːsp/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

抓牢；理解；抓住；抓握；理解力；掌握

释义与例句

v. 抓牢；理解；抓住
to hold something firmly, to understand something, or to take an opportunity eagerly
  1. She grasped the handrail as the bus turned sharply.
    公共汽车急转弯时，她紧紧抓住扶手。
  2. It took me a while to grasp the main idea.
    我过了一会儿才理解主要意思。
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  1. He grasped the chance to gain more experience.
    他抓住了这个获得更多经验的机会。
n. 抓握；理解力；掌握
a firm hold, or the ability to understand and control something
  1. The ball slipped from his grasp and rolled away.
    球从他手中滑落，滚走了。
  2. She has a good grasp of basic statistics.
    她很好地掌握了基础统计学。
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  1. The concept is beyond the grasp of most young children.
    这个概念超出了大多数幼儿的理解能力。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 grasp 用手是“抓牢”，用脑是“理解、掌握”；have a good grasp of 表示“对……掌握得很好”。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • comprehend 理解；领会
    comprehend 较正式，仅指理解复杂事物；grasp 更常用，可指理解要点或掌握知识，也可指用手抓牢。
    It is difficult to comprehend the scale of the universe. 很难想象宇宙的规模。
反义词
  • misunderstand 误解
    I misunderstood the instructions and deleted the wrong file. 我误解了说明，删错了文件。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • grab 迅速抓住；抢走
    grab 强调突然迅速地拿或抓；grasp 强调紧紧握住，也可表示理解或掌握。
    He grabbed his coat and rushed out. 他抓起外套冲了出去。
常见搭配
  • grasp a concept 理解一个概念
    Visual examples help students grasp abstract concepts. 直观的例子有助于学生理解抽象概念。
  • grasp the significance of 理解……的重要性
    Few people initially grasped the significance of the discovery. 起初很少有人理解这项发现的重要性。
  • have a good grasp of 熟练掌握；充分理解
    Applicants should have a good grasp of written English. 申请者应熟练掌握英语书面表达。