seize
US
UK seize [sth/sb] vtr: (grab)
SC 抓住 zhuā zhù
Nancy seized Edward's arm.
南希抓住了爱德华的胳膊。
seize [sth/sb] vtr: (take by force) (物件)
SC 夺走, 抢走, 夺取
SC 攻占, 占领(地区、区域)
SC 缴获
TC 繳獲(赃物、毒品、走私品等)
TC 繳獲(赃物、毒品、走私品等)
The army seized the town after several days of fighting.
几天的战斗后，部队攻占了这个镇。
seize [sth] vtr: figurative (understand)
SC 理解 lǐ jiě
TC 理解
TC 理解
SC 明白 lǐ jiě ，míng bái
SC 领悟 lǐ jiě ，lǐng wù
Mary quickly seized what David was saying.
玛丽很快就理解了大卫的话。
seize [sth] vtr: (law: take possession)
SC 没收 mò shōu
TC 沒收
TC 沒收
SC 扣押 mò shōu，kòu yā
TC 扣押
TC 扣押
The customs officers seized the illegal goods the smugglers were trying to bring into the country.
seize vi: (motor: stop abruptly) (发动机)
SC 突然停止运转
The motor seized and the car would not start again.
seize [sb] vtr: figurative, often passive (affect emotionally) (情绪)
SC 支配, 控制
Seeing the conditions the family was living in, Tim was seized by sadness.
seize [sth] vtr: figurative (opportunity: take enthusiastically) (机会等)
SC 抓住 zhuā zhù
When Paul's employers offered him a job in their New York office, he seized the opportunity.
保罗的雇主向他提供了一个纽约办公室的职位，保罗抓住了机会。
seize on [sth], seize upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (adopt, exploit)
SC 抓住 zhuā zhù
SC 利用 zhuā zhù，lì yòng
A great tennis player will seize upon his opponent's mistakes and use them to his own advantage.
seize up vi phrasal: (freeze, become immobile)
SC 卡住 qiǎ zhù
SC 停顿 qiǎ zhù，tíng dùn
TC 停頓
TC 停頓
When I opened the website the screen seized up and I had to reboot the computer.
seize the day interj: (make the most of the present moment)
SC 珍惜今天，抓住今天 zhēn xī jīn tiān
TC 珍惜今天
TC 珍惜今天
SC 抓住当下 zhuā zhù dāng xià
SC 只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng cháo xī
'Seize the day' is a translation of the Latin "Carpe diem". My dad was always telling me 'Seize the day – you won't be young forever!'
“抓住今天”是拉丁语“及时行乐，抓住今天‘Carpe diem’”的翻译。
爸爸总是告诫我说“抓住当下，你不会永远年轻的！”