with obj.
1- seize and hold firmly抓牢, 握紧：
she grasped the bottle.
她紧抓住瓶子。
1.1
- no obj.
grasp at
try to seize hold of试图抓住： they grasped at each other with numbed fingers
他们用麻木的手指抓向对方
they had grasped at any means to overthrow him.
任何可以推翻他的方法他们都用过。
1.2
- get mental hold of; comprehend fully理解; 领会：
the way in which children could grasp complex ideas.
孩子们理解复杂思想的方法。
1.3
- act decisively to the advantage of (something)果断地采取对（某事）有利的行动：
we must grasp the opportunities offered.
我们应该果断地抓住机会。
in sing.
1- a firm hold or grip紧抓; 紧握：
the child slipped from her grasp.
她虽紧抓着, 孩子还是滑脱了。
1.1
- a person's power or capacity to attain something得到某物的权利（或能力）：
he knew success was within his grasp.
他知道他有能力获得成功。
1.2
- a person's understanding理解：
meanings that are beyond my grasp
我无法理解的含义
his grasp of detail.
他对细节的理解。
短语
grasp at a straw（或straws）
- 见STRAW.
grasp the nettle
- Brit. tackle a difficulty boldly〈英〉大胆地解决难题。
- ORIGIN: because a nettle stings when touched lightly, but not when grasped firmly.
派生词
graspable
adjectivegrasper
noun词源
late Middle English: perhaps related to GROPE.