1. vt.抓住，握住；攫取　 take hold of eagerly and forcefully; grab
2. vt.夺取；占领　 grasp suddenly and forcefully; take into one's possession

　～ desperately　绝望地抓住
　～ illegally　不合法地抓住
　～ immediately　立即领会
　～ roughly　粗鲁地抓住
　～ rudely　粗鲁地抓住
　～ selfishly　自私地握住
　～ suddenly　突然抓住
　～ summarily　简要地抓住
　～ unlawfully　非法剥夺
　～ up　卡住了
　～ by　抓住…（部位）
　～ for　为…扣押
　～ from　从…夺走
　～ of　占有
　～ on　抓住，采取
　～ with　突然受…侵染

　Gill seized my hand and shook it heartily.　吉尔突然抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。
　Police arrested a suspect and seized quantities of drugs.　警察逮捕一名嫌疑犯，查获了大量毒品。
　The policeman seized a pickpocket on the crowded coach.　警察在拥挤的长途汽车上抓到了一个扒手。
　The cat seized the bird.　猫捉住了那只鸟。
　Customs officers can seize smuggled goods.　海关人员有权没收走私货物。
　They seized the land and distributed it to the peasants.　他们没收了土地并将其分给了农民。
　I can't quite seize your meaning.　我不太明白你的意思。
　Sorry, I can't seize your meaning. Could you explain it again?　对不起，我不理解你的意思，你能再解释一遍吗?
　The following day mobs seized the Parliament building.　第二天暴徒占领了议会大厦。
　They seized political power.　他们夺取了政权。
　The desire to be a singer had seized her.　她一心想当歌唱家。
　A profound melancholy seized him.　他产生了一种深沉的忧郁情绪。
　A fever seized the child.　那孩子发烧了。
　Panic seizes us.　我们惊恐万分。
　They seized the occasion to invite us to visit their country.　他们抓住这个机会，邀请我们访问他们国家。
　You should seize every opportunity to practise English.　你应抓住一切机会来练习英语。
　We were seized by a sudden impulse to run.　我们身不由己突然想跑。

 ♣ seize by　(v.+prep.)
　抓住某人某部位　take sb on
　The policeman seized him by the collar.　警察抓住了他的衣领。
　He seized me by the arm.　他抓住了我的胳膊。
 ♣ seize from　(v.+prep.)
　从…夺走　take away from
　She seized the gun from him.　她夺走了他的枪。
 ♣ seize on　(v.+prep.)
1. 抓住 take hold of eagerly and forcefully
　They seized on the waste tools and went away with them.　他们抓起那些报废的工具就走了。
2. 急于接受〔采纳〕 accept or adopt sth eagerly
　〔说明〕 seize on通常不用于进行体。
　The child was quick to seize on a point.　这孩子敏于领会要点。
　He would seize on any excuse to justify himself.　他会随便找个借口为自己辩解。
　Some people seize on the appearance and brush aside the essence in their observation of things.　有些人在观察事物时抓住表面而不看实质。
　She had always wanted to go to London, so she seized on the offer of a free trip.　她一直想到伦敦去，于是趁这次提供免费旅行之便前往。
 ♣ seize up　(v.+adv.)
　停止运转，失灵　stop working
　If you fail to oil the engine regularly, it could seize up without warning.　如果你不按时给发动机上油，它就会突然失灵。
　The snowstorm was so heavy that the city's whole transport system seized up.　暴风雪很大，该市的交通系统全部瘫痪了。
　His heart seized up and he dropped dead on the spot.　他心脏突然停止了跳动，当场猝死。
　My joints seize up in cold weather.　天气寒冷我的关节就不灵活。
 ♣ seize with　(v.+prep.)
1. 受…侵染 be infected by
　He was suddenly seized with an illness.　他突然病了。
　He was writing his essay when, all of a sudden, he was seized with giddiness.　他正在写论文，突然一阵头晕。
　He was seized with a violent attack of dysentery.　他突然患了严重的痢疾。
　He was seized with sudden chest pains.　他突然感到胸部疼痛。
　She was seized with panic.　她惊慌失措。
　He was seized with a sudden desire to leave the place.　他突然想离开这地方。
　She was seized with a sudden desire to laugh, at a most unsuitable moment in the performance.　在演出中最不该笑的时候，她突然想笑。
　The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.　老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。
　He was seized with burning hatred for the enemy.　他心中这时充满了对敌人的仇恨。
2. 充分利用 use sth fully
　If the government offers a new means of saving tax, we should seize it with both hands.　如果政府提出一项新的减税法，我们就该充分利用它。
　Once he was given a chance in the firm, he seized it with both hands and is now on his way to the top.　他曾有个在公司高升的机会，他充分利用了它，现在正青云直上。

 ♣ seize, seize on〔upon〕
　这二者都可表示“抓住”。其区别是：seize on〔upon〕比seize更强调抓得迫切和突然，此外， seize on〔upon〕还常指头脑反应敏捷与迅速。例如：
　He quickly seized on a basic flaw in the argument that I was developing.　他很快就抓住了我阐述的论点中的根本缺陷。
 ♣ be seized by, be seized with
　这两个短语都可表示“抓住”。其区别是：前者常跟人体部位，表示“被抓住某部位”；后者跟物，常用于比喻，表示“患（病）”“突然感到”。例如：
　The thief was seized by the arm.　小偷被抓住了胳膊。
　He was seized with a cold.　他突然感冒了。
 ♣ seize, clutch, grab, grasp, snatch, take
　参见take条。
 ♣ seize, arrest, capture, catch
　参见catch条。

1. 贝蒂今天早晨忽然生病了。
　［误］ Betty was seized with suddenly an illness this morning.
　［正］ Betty was seized with an illness this morning.
　在困难情况下，我们一定要夺取更大的胜利。
　［误］ We must seize still greater victory by force in the difficult conditions.
　［正］ We must seize still greater victory in the difficult conditions.
　［析］ seize作“侵袭”解时，它本身含有“突然”的意思，所以加suddenly这类的副词是多余的。当作“夺取”解时，它本身含有“强有力”的意思，所以加by force这样一个短语也是多余的。
2. 警察抓住了那个小偷的手臂。
　［误］ The policeman seized the thief's arm.
　［正］ The policeman seized the thief by the arm.
　［析］ 表示“抓住某人的某个部位”，通常用seize sb by sth结构。

　［同义词］ grab, grasp, snatch, trap
　［词源］　中古英语saisen<古法语saisir<中古拉丁语sacire （占有，抓住）