- [countable, usually singular] grip (on somebody/something)
an act of holding somebody/something tightly; a particular way of doing this synonym grasp緊握;緊抓 Keep a tight grip on the rope. 緊緊抓住繩索不放。 to loosen/release/relax your grip 鬆手 She tried to get a grip on the icy rock. 她盡力抓住那冰冷的石頭。 The climber slipped and lost her grip. 登山女子滑了一下,鬆開了手。 She struggled from his grip. 他緊拉住她不放,她奮力掙脫。 Try adjusting your grip on the racket. 試着調整一下你握球拍的方法。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1He finally broke her grip and escaped. 他最後掙脫她的控制,跑掉了。 He still had a firm grip on my arm. 他仍然牢牢地抓着我的胳膊。 Her upper arms were seized in an iron grip. 她的上臂被牢牢地抓住了。 His grip slackened and she tore herself away. 他的手一鬆,她便掙脫開來。 Hold the microphone in a firm grip. 緊緊握住麥克風。 Keep a secure grip on the rope at all times. 任何時候都要牢牢抓住繩子。 Robert tightened his grip on her shoulder. 羅伯特把她的肩膀抓得更緊了。 She felt his grip tighten painfully on her wrist. 她感覺他把她的手腕抓得更緊了,很疼。 She relaxed her grip on the door frame. 她鬆開了抓住門框的手。 She slipped and lost her grip of the rope. 她滑倒了,繩子從手中滑脫。 She was powerless in his iron grip. 被他鋼鐵般牢固的大手抓住,她毫無掙紮之力。 Taking a tight grip on the hook, he began to pull it closer. 他緊緊地抓住鈎子,開始朝自己的方向拉。 - (figurative)
Winter still held them in its iron grip. 嚴冬依然肆虐。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- good
- secure
- …
- have
- get
- take
- …
- tighten
- loosen
- relax
- …
- in a/somebody’s grip
- grip on
- break somebody’s grip
- [singular] grip (on somebody/something)
control or power over somebody/something (對…的)控制,影響力 The home team took a firm grip on the game. 主隊牢牢控制着比賽的局面。 We need to tighten the grip we have on the market. 我們得加強對市場的掌控。 The Prime Minister needs to keep a tight grip on his party. 首相需要牢牢控制他的政黨。
Extra ExamplesWe need to keep a tight grip on costs. 我們需要嚴格控制成本。 They managed to strengthen their grip on the southern part of the country. 他們加強了對該國南部的控制。 The Church does not have a strong grip on the population. 教會並未牢牢控制住民衆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- iron
- powerful
- …
- have
- get
- take
- …
- in something’s grip
- grip on
- come to grips with something
- get to grips with something
- [singular] grip (on something)
an understanding of something synonym grasp理解;了解 I couldn't get a grip on what was going on. 我無法理解正在發生的事情。 You need to keep a good grip on reality in this job. 做這個工作你需要充分了解實際情況。
Extra ExamplesThe government does not seem to have a very firm grip on the economy. 政府似乎無法控制住經濟。 She has a tenuous grip on reality. 她把握現實的能力很弱。
- [uncountable, singular]
the ability of something to move over a surface without slipping 不打滑;走得穩 - [countable]
a part of something that has a special surface so that it can be held without the hands slipping 把手;手柄;握杆 the grip on a golf club 高爾夫球杆的握柄
- (also hairgrip (both British English), North American English bobby pin)[countable]
a small thin piece of metal or plastic folded in the middle, used by women for holding their hair in place 發夾 - [countable]
a person who prepares and moves the cameras, and sometimes the lighting equipment, when a film is being made see also key gripTopics Film and theatrec2(拍攝電影時)攝影機和燈光設備管理人員 - [countable] (old-fashioned)
a large soft bag, used when travelling 旅行袋;手提包
holding tightly緊握
control/power控制力;影響力
understanding理解
moving without slipping不打滑
part of object物體部位
for hair頭發
job in the movies影業工作
bag包
Word OriginOld English grippa (verb), gripe ‘grasp, clutch’ (noun), gripa ‘handful, sheath’; related to gripe.
Idioms
come/get to grips with something
get/take a grip (on yourself)
in the grip of something
experiencing something unpleasant that cannot be stopped 處於不快卻無法制止的境遇;受制於某事 a country in the grip of recession 陷入衰退的國家
lose your grip (on something)