seize
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) take hold of (sth), suddenly and violently; grab 抓住, 捉住(某物); 攫取
an eagle seizing its prey 捉住獵物的
seize hold of sth 抓住某物
She seized me by the wrist. 她抓住我的手腕.
He seized the bag and ran off with it. 他把那個包搶跑了.
(b) (of the police, customs, etc) take (stolen goods, illegal drugs, etc) away from sb (指警方、 海關等)扣押, 沒收(贓物、 毒品等)
20 kilos of heroin were seized yesterday at Heathrow. 昨日在希思羅機場扣押了20公斤的海洛因.
(c) capture (sth); take 奪取(某物); 占領; 獲得
seize the airport in a surprise attack 突襲而占領機場
The army has seized power. 軍隊奪取了政權.
2 [Tn] see (an opportunity, etc) and make use of it eagerly and at once 抓住, 把握(機會等)
seize the chance to make some money 抓住時機賺一些錢
Seize any opening you can. 只要有機會就要抓住.
3 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
(of a strong feeling, desire, etc) affect (sb) suddenly and overwhelmingly (指強烈的感情、 愿望等)突然影響或控制(某人)
Panic seized us. 我們驚恐萬狀.
We were seized by a sudden impulse to run. 我們身不由己突然想跑.
4 (phr v) seize on/upon sth recognize sth and exploit it, use it, etc eagerly and at once 意識到某事物而立即加以利用
She seized on my suggestion and began work immediately. 她采納了我的建議, 馬上干了起來.
The critics seized on my mistake and said I was ignorant. 批評我的人抓住了我的錯誤就硬說我一無所知. seize up (of moving machinery) become stuck or jammed because of overheating, etc (指開動著的機器)卡住(因過熱等所致)
Your engine will seize up if you don't put some more oil in. 你再不加些潤滑油, 發動機就要卡住了.
(fig 比喻) My joints seize up in the cold weather. 天氣寒冷, 我的關節都凍僵了.
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這樣大小(size)的鵝(e)被 抓住
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*[si:z]vt. 抓住, 逮捕, 俘獲, 沒收, 扣押, 掌握vi. 突然抓住, 利用【經】 充公, 沒收相關詞組: seize hold of seize up seize an opportunity seize on a chance seize upon an idea
Wait! Shylock would not take the money earlier. All he wanted was right to be done.
別忙!夏洛克先前已經拒絕要錢了。他所要求的只是公正。
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而陽近一段時間,老年養老金只付給那些最窮的人,因為失業的人數一直在增長。
He wrote about socialism in newspapers and started a magazine called Indian Opinion.