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| 1 | to suddenly and firmly hold someone by a part of their body or clothing （突然用力）抓住，捉住 |
| ‘Listen,’ he said, seizing my wrist. “听着，”他抓住我的手腕说道。 |
| seize sb by sth Before he could run away, she seized him by the collar. 他还没来得及逃跑，她就抓住了他的领子。 |
| | 1a | to quickly take something in your hand 迅速抓住 | | Hearing a noise, he seized his gun from the drawer. 一听到声音他马上就从抽屉里抓起枪。 | |
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| 2 | to take something using official power and force 查封；没收 |
| Customs officials have seized 100 kilos of cocaine. 海关官员没收了100公斤可卡因。 |
| Action was taken to seize criminal assets valued at $200 million. 采取行动查封了价值2亿英镑的赃物。 |
| | 2a | to take control of a place or situation using military force （用武力）夺取，攻占 | | Eastern towns were seized by the rebels two years ago. 东部城镇两年前被叛军占领了。 | | The nation’ s generals seized power in a coup. 这个国家的将军在一次军事政变中夺取了政权。 | |
| | 2b | to take something or someone away in an illegal and violent way 非法暴力夺取 | | Robbers tied up security guards and seized the money. 强盗们把保安捆绑住，并抢走了钱。 | |
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| 3 | to gain control in a situation 控制，支配（某局面） |
| seize control Their opponents had seized control of the army. 他们的反对者夺取了军队的控制权。 |
| seize the initiative (=make certain that you are able to control a situation) You must seize the initiative in discussions about salary. 抓住控制权 |
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| 4 | mainly literary if a feeling or emotion seizes someone , it suddenly affects them very strongly （突然）为（情绪）支配（或控制） |
| A wave of panic seized me. 我突然感到一阵惊慌失措。 |
| She was seized by agonizing cramps. 她突然感到腹部难忍的绞痛。 |
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| - | seize an opportunity/chance/moment
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| to act quickly in order to use an opportunity that may not be available later |
| 抓住机会 |
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| He decided to seize the moment and ask her to marry him. 他决定抓住机会向她求婚。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˈseize on or ˈseize uˌpon |
| PHRASAL VB often passive |
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| | seize on/upon sth: to use something in an enthusiastic way in order to gain an advantage 利用；抓住 | Companies were quick to seize on the possibilities offered by new technology. 公司迅速抓住了新技术带来的机遇。 | |
| - | ˌseize ˈup |
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| | to suddenly stop moving or working properly 中止；停止运转 | Her back seized up painfully after she’ d lifted the box. 她提起箱子后，背部痛得僵住了。 | | If you don’ t add oil, the engine will eventually seize up. 如果你不加油，引擎最终会转不动的。 | |
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