grip

1. V-T If you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly. 紧握

She gripped the rope. 她紧紧抓住绳子。

2. N-COUNT A grip is a firm, strong hold on something. 紧握

His strong hand eased the bag from her grip. 他强有力的手使她把紧握的包松开。

3. N-SING Someone's grip on something is the power and control they have over it. 掌控

The president maintains an iron grip on his country. 总统保持着对国家的铁腕统治。

4. V-T If something grips you, it affects you very strongly. 强烈地影响

The entire community has been gripped by fear. 整个社区已被恐惧笼罩着。

5. V-T If you are gripped by something such as a story or a series of events, your attention is concentrated on it and held by it. 吸引[usu passive]

The nation is gripped by the dramatic story. 整个国家都被这个戏剧性的故事所吸引。

6. grippingADJ 吸引人的

The film turned out to be a gripping thriller. 这部电影原来是一部扣人心弦的惊险片。

7. N-UNCOUNT If things such as shoes or car tyres have grip, they do not slip. 抓力

...a new way of reinforcing rubber which gives car tyres a better grip. …一种增强橡胶使汽车轮胎抓力加强的新方法。

8. PHRASE If you come to grips with a problem, you consider it seriously, and start taking action to deal with it. 认真着手处理

The administration's first task is to come to grips with the economy. 该政府首要的任务是认真着手处理经济问题。

9. PHRASE If you get a grip on yourself, you make an effort to control or improve your behaviour or work. 控制 ; 完善

Part of me was very frightened and I consciously had to get a grip on myself. 我其实非常害怕，但又不得不有意识地控制住自己。

10. PHRASE If a person, group, or place is in the grip of something, they are being severely affected by it. 在某事的强烈影响下

11. PHRASE If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things. 失去掌控

He wondered if perhaps he was getting old and losing his grip. 他怀疑自己或许在变老，对事情感到力不从心。

12. PHRASE If you say that someone has a grip on reality, you mean they recognize the true situation and do not have mistaken ideas about it. 面对现实

Shakur loses his fragile grip on reality and starts blasting away at friends and foes alike. 沙库尔丧失了对现实脆弱的控制力，无论对朋友还是敌人都开始猛烈抨击起来。

13. N a part by which an object is grasped; handle 抓住 (Also called handgrip)

14. N [医学] →a variant spelling of grippe