grip
[grɪp] verb (-pp-)
HOLD 抓住
ADVANCED intransitive or transitive
■to hold very tightly 紧握；握紧；紧抓（住）•The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.婴儿的小手紧紧握住我的手指。 •Old tyres won't grip (= stay on the surface of the road) in the rain very well.在雨天，旧轮胎在路面上防滑性能不是太好。
[grɪp] verb (-pp-)
INTEREST 使感兴趣
transitive
■to keep someone's attention completely 使入迷；吸引…的注意力•This trial has gripped the whole nation.这场审判引起了全国的关注。 •I was gripped throughout the entire two hours of the film.整整两个小时我都沉浸在这出电影里。
[grɪp] verb (-pp-)
EMOTION 感情
transitive usually passive
■When an emotion such as fear grips you, you feel it strongly （感情等）强烈地控制；对…产生强烈影响•Then he turned towards me and I was suddenly gripped by fear.然后，他转过身对着我，我突然惊恐万状。
[grɪp] noun
CONTROL 控制
ADVANCED only singular
■control over something or someone 控制；支配•Rebels have tightened their grip on the city.叛军已经加强了他们对这座城市的控制。
[grɪp] noun
HOLD 抓住
countable usually singular
■a tight hold on something or someone 紧握；握紧；紧抓（住）•She tightened her grip on my arm.她紧紧抓住我的肩膀。 •She would not loosen her grip on my arm.她紧抓住我的肩膀不放。
[grɪp] noun
BAG 包
countable old-fashioned
■a bag for travelling that is smaller than a suitcase 旅行袋；手提包
[grɪp] noun
get/keep a grip on yourself
■to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly 控制自己的感情；使自己镇定下来•I just think he ought to get a grip on himself - he's behaving like a child.我真是觉得他应该控制一下自己——他的举止像个小朋友。
[grɪp] noun
be in the grip of sth
■to be experiencing something unpleasant that you have no control over 处于无法控制的不利局势中；受制于…•The country is currently in the grip of the worst recession for twenty years.这个国家现在陷入了20年来最严重的经济衰退之中。
[grɪp] noun
come/get to grips with sth
■to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation 开始理解并着手处理；了解并应付（问题或局面）•The government have failed to come to grips with the two most important social issues of our time.政府未能了解到我们这一时期最重要的两个社会问题。 •I can't seem to get to grips with this problem.我好像理解不了这个问题。 |