1. vt.抓住，抓紧　seize (sb/sth) firmly with hand, etc.; take advantage of (sth)
2. vt.理解，领悟　understand (sth) fully

　～ firmly　紧紧握住
　～ at　想抓住
　～ a person by the wrist　抓住某人的手腕
　～ for any support　迫切需求任何支持

　He grasped my arm.　他抓住我的手臂。
　I could not grasp her meaning.　我不懂她的意思。
　He wondered whether his friends grasped that he had done his best.　他不知道他的朋友是否清楚他已经尽了力。
　She could not grasp why I could not help him.　她不了解我为什么无法帮助他。
　She didn't seem to have grasped what the reply meant.　她好像没有理解那个答复是什么意思。

 ♣ grasp at　(v.+prep.)
　试图抓住　try to seize
　The climber grasped at the rope.　这个登山者试图抓住绳子。

 ♣ grasp, catch, grip, hold
　参见hold条。
 ♣ grasp, clutch, grab, seize, snatch, take
　参见take条。

S 抓住；理解hold; understanding

　acquire ～　获得了解
　get a good ～ of　掌握
　keep a firm ～ on　抓紧
　take a ～ on oneself　控制自己的情绪
　firm ～　牢固的掌握
　good ～　很了解
　real ～　真正的掌握
　thorough ～ of　对…的彻底的掌握
　beyond sb's ～　为某人所不能理解的
　slip from〔out of〕 sb's ～　从某人手中滑脱
　in sb's ～　在某人的紧握中
　within sb's ～　为某人力所能及的

　I kept her hand in my grasp.　我抓住她的手。
　He seems to have a good grasp of the question.　他似乎对这个问题非常理解。

　［同义词］ v. grab, grip, hold, seize, understand n. grip, hold, understanding
　［词源］中古英语graspen（抓，抓紧）