seize
/siːz/- with obj. take hold of suddenly and forcibly捉住, 抓住：
she jumped up and seized his arm
她跳起来一把抓住他的手臂
she seized hold of the door handle.
她抓住门把手。
- capture (a place) using force攻占, 夺取, 占领（地方）：
army rebels seized an air force base.
军队的叛乱者占领了一处空军基地。
- assume (power or control) by force夺取（政权或控制权）：
the current President seized power in a coup.
现总统在一次政变中夺取了政权。
- (of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right; confiscate; impound（警方等行政管理机构）查封; 没收; 扣留, 扣押：
police in Rotterdam have seized 726 lb of cocaine.
鹿特丹警方查获了726磅的可卡因。
- take (an opportunity or initiative) eagerly and decisively抓住（机会）; 采取（主动行动）：
he seized his chance to attack as Delaney hesitated.
正当德莱尼犹豫的时候, 他抓住了进攻机会。
- (of a feeling or pain) affect (someone) suddenly or acutely（感觉, 疼痛）侵袭; 支配, 控制：
he was seized by the most dreadful fear.
他感到极度的恐惧。
- strongly appeal to or attract (the imagination or attention)吸引（注意力）; 唤起（想象力）：
the story of the king's escape seized the public imagination.
国王逃跑的故事吸引住了公众的想象力。
- formal understand (something) quickly or clearly〈正式〉理解; 掌握：
he always strains to seize the most sombre truths.
他总是尽力掌握最严峻的事实。
- no obj.(of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed（有活动部件的机器, 机器的活动部件）咬住, 卡住：
the engine seized up after only three weeks.
仅仅过了三个星期发动机就卡住了。
- （亦作seise）(be seized of) English Law be in legal possession of【英格兰律】依法占有：
the court is currently seized of custody applications.
法庭目前依法占有羁押使用权。
- historical have or receive freehold possession of (property)〈史〉具有（财产）的终身保有权; 获得…的终身保有权：
any person who is seized of land has a protected interest in that land.
拥有土地终身保有权的人都享有对那土地的产权并受到保护。
- be aware or informed of意识到; 得悉, 得知：
the judge was fully seized of the point.
法官完全了解问题的关键。
- Nautical, archaic fasten or attach (someone or something) to something by binding with turns of rope【航海】〈古〉缠扎, 捆绑。
seize the day
- make the most of the present moment抓紧时间, 不失时机。
- ORIGIN: see CAPPE DIEM.
seizable
adjectiveseizer
nounseize on/upon
- take eager advantage of (something); exploit for one's own purposes利用：
the government has eagerly seized on the evidence to deny any link between deprivation and crime.
政府忙不迭地利用这一证词来否认贫困和犯罪之间的任何联系。