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
grip²
/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