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| 1 | to take hold of something in a rough or rude way 抓住；抓取 |
| He grabs a knife and dives at the robber. 他抓起一把刀向强盗冲去。 |
| One of the men was grabbed and bundled into a car. 其中有一个人被抓住并被绑进汽车里。 |
| grab hold of I grabbed hold of his hair. 我抓住他的头发。 |
| grab sb by sth Ben grabbed Marco by the arm. 本抓住马克的胳膊。 |
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| 2 | to succeed in getting something , especially by being quick or by being the best at something 抢先；抢占 |
| We got there early and grabbed seats at the front. 我们到得很早，先抢占了前排的位置。 |
| The brand now grabs 26 per cent of sales in the US. 这个品牌现已抢占了美国26%的销售总量。 |
| grab sb’ s attention It’ s often the bad characters in a story who grab our attention. 往往是故事里的反面角色会吸引我们的注意。 |
| grab an opportunity/chance I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes. 我抓住机会逃开了几分钟。 |
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| 3 | informal to interest someone or make them feel enthusiastic 吸引；打动 |
| The idea didn’ t really grab me. 那个想法并没有真正地吸引我。 |
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| 4 | informal if you grab food or sleep , you eat quickly or sleep for a short time 抓紧，赶紧（吃东西或睡觉等） |
| I’ ll grab a sandwich back at the hotel. 我要回旅店赶紧吃个三明治。 |
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| - | grab (the) headlines
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| to get a lot of public attention , especially by appearing in the news |
| 占据新闻头条 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˈgrab at |
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| | grab at sth: to try to take hold of something in a rough or rude way 猛地去抓 | Suddenly he was on his feet, grabbing at her sleeve. 他突然站起来，猛地去抓她的衣袖。 | |
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