grab
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they grab | |
| he / she / it grabs | |
| past simple grabbed | |
| past participle grabbed | |
| -ing form grabbing |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to take or hold somebody/something with your hand suddenly or roughly 抓住；攫取 - grab somebody/something
She grabbed his arm as he got up to leave. 他起身离开时，她抓住了他的胳膊。 She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。 He grabbed hold of me and wouldn't let go. 他抓住我不松手。 He grabbed her around the throat and squeezed. 他抓住她的喉咙，用力挤压。 Someone grabbed me from behind. 有人从后面抓住我。 - grab somebody/something by something
He grabbed Tom by the collar and dragged him outside. 他抓住汤姆的衣领，把他拖到外面。 - grab something from somebody/something
Jim grabbed a cake from the plate. 吉姆从盘子里抓了一块蛋糕。 Don't grab—there's plenty for everyone. 别抢，多着呢，人人都有。
Extra ExamplesHe grabbed hold of a handrail to save himself from falling. 他紧紧抓住扶手以免摔倒。 Somebody tried to grab her handbag from her. 有个人想抢她的手提包。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- quickly
- try to
- manage to
- at
- by
- from
- …
- grab hold of something
- grab somebody/something
- [intransitive]
to try to take hold of something （试图）抓住，夺得 - grab at something
She grabbed at the branch, missed and fell. 她抓树枝，可没抓着，就跌倒了。 I grabbed at his arm as he ran past. 他跑过的时候，我抓住了他的胳膊。 - grab for something
Kate grabbed for the robber's gun. 凯特拼命去夺抢劫者的枪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- quickly
- try to
- manage to
- at
- by
- from
- …
- grab hold of something
- grab at something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to take advantage of an opportunity to do or have something 利用，抓住（机会） - [transitive] grab something
to have or take something quickly, especially because you are in a hurry （尤指匆忙地）取，拿，吃，喝 Let's grab a sandwich before we go. 咱们赶快吃个三明治就走吧。 I'll grab a bite to eat in town. 我去镇上吃点东西。 Grab a cab and get over here. 叫辆出租车过来。 I managed to grab a couple of hours' sleep on the plane. 我在飞机上抓紧时间睡了几个钟头。 Grab a seat, I won't keep you a moment. 赶紧找个座位吧，我不会耽误你太多工夫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- quickly
- try to
- manage to
- at
- by
- from
- …
- grab hold of something
- [transitive] grab something
to take something for yourself, especially in a selfish or greedy way （尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取，赚取，抢占 - [transitive] grab somebody/something
to get somebody’s attention 引人注意；吸引 I'll see if I can grab the waitress and get the bill. 我要看能不能引起服务员的注意，让她拿账单来。 Glasgow’s drugs problem has grabbed the headlines tonight (= been published as an important story in the newspapers). 格拉斯哥的毒品问题成了今晚报纸的头条新闻。 The play grabs the audience’s attention from the very start. 这出戏从一开始就吸引了观众的注意力。
- [transitive] grab something
to take a picture from a television or video film, or from a computer screen, and store it as an image on a computer 抓取（或截获、采集）的图像 You can use this keyboard shortcut to grab part of the screen. 您可以使用此键盘快捷键来抓取部分屏幕。
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch grabben; perhaps related to grip, gripe, and grope.