1 to hold sb/sth tightly 抓住:
She gripped my arm in fear.她害怕得死劲抓住我的胳膊。
2 to interest sb very much; to hold sb's attention 吸引住:
The book grips you from start to finish.这本书令人从头至尾看得津津有味。☞adjective gripping 形容词为gripping
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/grɪp ||; grɪp/noun
1 [sing] a grip (on sb/sth) a firm hold (on sb/sth) 紧抓:
I relaxed my grip and he ran away.我一松手,他就跑开了。The climber slipped and lost her grip.那位女登山者滑了一下,把手松开了。 (figurative 比喻)The teacher kept a firm grip on the class.老师把班里的学生管得很严。
2 [sing] a grip (on sth) an understanding of sth 理解;明白
3 [C] the person whose job it is to move the cameras while a film is being made (电影拍摄现场)移动摄影机的工作人员
come/get to grips with sth to start to understand and deal with a problem 着手解决(难题)
get/keep/take a grip/hold (on yourself)(informal 非正式) to try to behave in a calmer or more sensible way; to control yourself 冷静下来;控制自己
in the grip of sth experiencing sth unpleasant that cannot be stopped 遭遇某种令人不快却无法阻止的事情:
a country in the grip of recession正经历经济衰退的国家
grip1/grIp; ɡrIp/n 1 [singular 单数] a tight hold on something, or your ability to hold it 紧握﹐紧抓﹔握力: Don’t loosen your grip on the rope or you’ll fall. 抓住绳子别松手﹐不然你会掉下去。2 [singular 单数] power and control over someone or something 控制: have/keep a (tight/firm etc) grip on sth Stalin's determination to keep an iron grip on Eastern Europe 斯大林用铁腕控制东欧的决心3 come/get to grips with sth to understand or deal with something difficult 了解[处理]难事: Have you got to grips with your new job yet? 你的新工作开始上手了没有?4 get/take a grip on yourself to start to control your emotions 控制住自己的情绪﹐冷静下来: Stop being hysterical and get a grip on yourself. 别歇斯底里的﹐要控制住自己的情绪。5 [singular 单数, U] the ability of something to stay on a surface without slipping 抓力﹐黏力﹐防滑力: I want some tennis shoes with a good grip. 我想要防滑力很好的网球鞋。
grip2v [T] gripped , gripping 1 to hold something very tightly 紧握﹐抓紧: I gripped his hand in fear. 我害怕得紧紧抓住他的手。see box at见 HOLD1 方框2 to have a strong effect 对…具有强烈的影响: a country gripped by economic problems 一个深受经济问题困扰的国家3 to keep your attention completely 使感兴趣﹐吸引…的注意: a story that really grips you 一个非常吸引人的故事4 if something grips a surface, it stays on it without slipping 抓住﹐紧附于〔某表面而不滑动〕
gripgripgripsgrippedgrippingverb (grips, gripping, gripped)to hold something tightly: Marie gripped my hand as we crossed the road.▶ gripnoun (no plural): He kept a tight grip on the rope.