grip
v
(-pp-)
1 [I, Tn] take and keep a firm hold of (sth/sb) 緊抓(某物[某人]); 緊握
The frightened child gripped its mother's hand. 受驚的孩子緊抓住他母親的手.
The brakes failed to grip (ie engage with and stop the wheels) and the car ran into a wall. 汽車剎車失靈撞在墻上了.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動(dòng)語態(tài)]
(fig 比喻) seize the attention, imagination, etc of (sb) 吸引(某人)的注意力、 想像力等
an audience gripped by a play 受戲劇吸引的觀眾
gripped by/with fear 嚇住. grip, n
1 [sing] ~ (on sb/sth)
(a) action of gripping; firm hold 緊抓; 緊握
take a grip on a rope 抓緊繩索
I let go/released my grip and he ran away. 我一松手他就跑了.
The climber relaxed her grip and fell. 攀登者手一松跌了下去.
(fig 比喻) The play's exciting at first, but in the third act it loses its grip on one's attention. 那劇一開始很精采, 但到第三幕就沒看頭兒了.
(b) way or power of gripping 緊握的方式; 緊握力
a grip like iron, like a vice, like a bulldog, etc 像鋼鐵般、 像老虎鉗般、 像斗牛犬般夾住或咬住不放
tyres which give
(a) good grip on the road 能緊貼著路面的車胎.
(c) (fig 比喻) force that paralyses or disables 造成癱瘓或傷殘的因素
the icy grip of winter 冬季嚴(yán)寒的破壞力
people in the grip of disease, despair, etc 疾病纏身、 陷於絕望等的人們.
2 [C] part that is to be gripped; handle 把手; 柄
a wooden, metal, etc (hand-)grip 木、 金屬等(手)柄.
3 [C] wire pin with two prongs for keeping hair tidy; hair-grip 發(fā)卡; 發(fā)夾.
4 [C] (US) large strong bag with handles 手提包
a leather grip 皮制手提包.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) come/get to grips with sb/sth
(a) seize (an opponent) and begin to fight 抓住(對(duì)手)博斗起來; 扭打
She was unable to get to grips with her assailant. 她無力與襲擊她的人扭打.
(b) (fig 比喻) begin to deal with (a problem, challenge, etc) 開始應(yīng)付(難題、 挑戰(zhàn)等). get/keep/take a `grip/`hold on oneself (infml 口) gain control of oneself and improve one's behaviour (eg after being afraid, lazy, out of control, etc) 恢復(fù)自制力并改進(jìn)行為(如不再膽怯、 懶惰、 失態(tài)等). lose one's grip => lose.
I was doing some exercises on the high-and-low bars. When I landed, I fell forward and hurt myself. Someone was standing too close and I knocked into him and fell over onto my shoulder.