grab
verb
noun
ɡræb
verb
1
WITH YOUR HAND
用手
to
take
hold
of
someone
or
something
with
a
sudden
or
violent
movement
攫取，抓住;
I
grabbed
my
bag
and
ran
off.
我抓起我的包就跑。
Two
men
grabbed
her
and
pushed
her
to
the
ground.
两名男子抓住她，把她推倒在地上。
Kay
grabbed
hold
of
my
arm
to
stop
herself
falling.
凯抓住我的手臂，以免自己摔倒。
grab
sth
from
sb/sth
I
managed
to
grab
the
gun
from
Bowen.
我从鲍恩手里把枪夺了过来。
2
FOOD/SLEEP
食品/睡觉
to
get
some
food
or
sleep
quickly
because
you
are
busy
[非正式] 〔因忙碌而〕赶紧，抓紧〔吃或睡〕;
informal
Why
don’t
you
go
and
grab
some
sleep?
你为什么不抓紧时间睡一会呢？
Hang
on
while
I
grab
a
cup
of
coffee.
你等一等，我赶紧喝杯咖啡。
Let’s
grab
a
bite
to
eat
before
we
go.
我们走之前赶紧吃点什么吧。
3
GET STH FOR YOURSELF
为自己获取某物
to
get
something
for
yourself,
sometimes
in
an
unfair
way
霸占，捞取，强夺
Try
to
get
there
early
and
grab
good
seats.
尽量早点去，抢几个好位子。
Bob
tried
to
grab
all
the
profit.
鲍勃想独吞全部利润。
4
CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY
机会
also
又作
to
take
an
opportunity,
accept
an
invitation
etc
immediately
抓住〔机会〕; 接受〔邀请等〕
informal
I
think
you
should
grab
your
chance
to
travel
while
you’re
young.
我觉得你应该趁年轻抓紧机会旅游。
She
grabbed
the
opportunity
to
go
to
America.
她抓住了这个赴美的机会。
Melanie
grabbed
at
the
invitation
to
go.
梅拉妮欣然应邀前往。
This
is
our
chance
to
grab
a
slice
of
this
new
market.
这是我们在这个新市场上抢占一席之地的一个机会。
5
GET ATTENTION
吸引注意
to
get
someone’s
attention
吸引〔某人的注意〕
The
book
is
full
of
good
ideas
to
grab
your
students’
attention.
这本书里通篇都是如何吸引学生注意力的好方法。
The
plight
of
the
refugees
immediately
grabbed
the
headlines
(=was
the
most
important
story
in
the
newspapers)
.
难民的苦境立即成了报纸的头条新闻。
6
how does sth grab you?
used
to
ask
someone
if
they
would
be
interested
in
doing
a
particular
thing
[口] 你对某事是否有兴趣？
spoken
How
does
the
idea
of
a
trip
to
Spain
grab
you?
你对去西班牙旅行的想法感兴趣吗？
7
to
quickly
and
suddenly
put
out
your
hand
to
try
and
catch
or
get
something
〔迅速伸手〕抓住
I
grabbed
at
the
glass
just
before
it
fell.
杯子刚要掉下我就伸手抓住了。
Lucy
grabbed
for
the
money.
露西伸手去抢钱。
noun
8
make a grab for/at sth
to
suddenly
try
to
take
hold
of
something
抓取某物
As
soon
as
he
turned
his
back,
I
made
a
grab
for
the
revolver.
趁着他一转身的机会，我赶紧去抓手枪。
9
be up for grabs
if
a
job,
prize,
opportunity
etc
is
up
for
grabs,
it
is
available
for
anyone
who
wants
to
try
to
have
it
[非正式] 〔工作、奖金、机会等〕人人都可以争取，供大家争取
informal
10
the
act
of
getting
something
quickly,
especially
in
a
dishonest
way
夺取，抢夺
C
a
shameless
power
grab
to
eliminate
opposition
清除异己的无耻夺权行为
Officials
denounced
the
settlers’
land
grab
.
官员谴责拓荒者抢夺土地的行为。