grasp學測 L3KK [ˈgræsp] ｜ /ˈgræsp/
緊握；抓牢·抓住；攀住·理解；領會·抓握；緊握·理解力；掌握·能力所及；範圍
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He grasped the rope just before he could fall from the boat.
他就在快要從船上跌落之際，一把抓住了繩子。
一個畫面：伸手用力抓緊
伸手去抓手伸向物品，準備抓住
抓緊不放手指扣緊，用力抓牢
抓住意思腦中抓住抽象的概念
搆不著伸手也到不了，超出範圍
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攀繩緊抓C1verb緊握；抓牢
She grasped the rope to climb up the hill.
她抓住繩子爬上山丘。
grasp the ropegrasp the handrail
峭壁抓邊C1verb抓住；攀住
She was able to grasp the edge of the cliff before falling.
她在跌落前，及時抓住了懸崖的邊緣。
grasp the edgegrasp the rail
想通概念C1verb理解；領會
It took him several days to grasp the idea before the exam.
段考前，他花了好幾天才理解這個概念。
grasp the ideagrasp the concept
緊握方向盤C1noun抓握；緊握
He kept a tight grasp on the steering wheel.
他緊緊抓著方向盤。
a tight graspgrasp the wheel
學會掌握C1noun理解力；掌握
Her grasp of English got better after she studied in Canada.
她在加拿大讀書後，英文理解力進步了。
a good grasp of Englisha grasp of grammar
伸手搆不到C1noun能力所及；範圍
John tried to lift the heavy box, but it was beyond his grasp.
約翰試著搬起那個重箱子，但那超出了他的能力範圍。
beyond his graspwithin grasp
片語
grasp the opportunity伸手抓機會 →把握住這次機會
grasp at straws溺水抓稻草 →絕望中亂抓機會
grasp the idea腦中抓住點 →理解了這個概念
within grasp眼看就抓到 →幾乎就要達成
a firm grasp五指緊扣 →牢牢抓緊不放
你會不會這樣說？
It took him several days to ___ the idea before the exam. (grasp / grab)
看答案
grasp
grasp 強調需要時間理解，grab 只是快速抓取，語意輕重不同。
'It was beyond his grasp.' 這裡的 grasp 最接近哪個意思？(A) 用手抓住 (B) 能力所及的範圍 (C) 理解一個概念
看答案
(B)
grasp 在此作名詞，指能力或理解所能達到的範圍，故選 (B)。
字族
grasping 貪婪的；貪求的