- [transitive, intransitive]
to take or hold somebody/something with your hand suddenly or roughly 抓住；攫取 - grab somebody/something
She grabbed his arm as he got up to leave. 他起身离开时，她抓住了他的手臂。 She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。 🔊🔊 He grabbed hold of me and wouldn't let go. 他抓住我不松手。 🔊🔊 He grabbed her around the throat and squeezed. 他抓住她的喉咙，紧紧捏住。 Someone grabbed me from behind. 有人从后面抓住我。 - grab somebody/something by something
He grabbed Tom by the collar and dragged him outside. 他抓住汤姆的衣领，将他拖到外面。 - grab something from somebody/something
Jim grabbed a cake from the plate. 吉姆从盘子里抓了一块蛋糕。 🔊🔊 Don't grab—there's plenty for everyone. 别抢，多着呢，人人都有。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesHe grabbed hold of a handrail to save himself from falling. 他紧紧抓住扶手以免摔倒。 Somebody tried to grab her handbag from her. 有个人想抢她的手提包。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- quickly
- try to
- manage to
- at
- by
- from
- …
- grab hold of something
- grab somebody/something
- [intransitive]
to try to take hold of something （试图）抓住，夺得 - grab at something
She grabbed at the branch, missed and fell. 她抓树枝，可没抓着，就跌倒了。 🔊🔊 I grabbed at his arm as he ran past. 他跑过的时候，我抓住了他的胳膊。 - grab for something
Kate grabbed for the robber's gun. 凯特拼命去夺抢劫者的枪。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- quickly
- try to
- manage to
- at
- by
- from
- …
- grab hold of something
- grab at something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to take advantage of an opportunity to do or have something 利用，抓住（机会） - [transitive] grab something
to have or take something quickly, especially because you are in a hurry （尤指匆忙地）取，拿，吃，喝 Let's grab a sandwich before we go. 咱们赶快吃个三明治就走吧。 🔊🔊 I'll grab a bite to eat in town. 我要咬一口在城里吃饭。 Grab a cab and get over here. 抓住出租车，到这里过去。 I managed to grab a couple of hours' sleep on the plane. 我在飞机上抓紧时间睡了几个钟头。 🔊🔊 Grab a seat, I won't keep you a moment. 赶紧找个座位吧，我不会耽误你太多工夫。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- quickly
- try to
- manage to
- at
- by
- from
- …
- grab hold of something
- [transitive] grab something
to take something for yourself, especially in a selfish or greedy way （尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取，赚取，抢占 - [transitive] grab somebody/something
to get somebody’s attention 引人注意；吸引 I'll see if I can grab the waitress and get the bill. 我要看能不能引起服务员的注意，让她拿账单来。 🔊🔊 Glasgow’s drugs problem has grabbed the headlines tonight (= been published as an important story in the newspapers). 格拉斯哥的毒品问题成了今晚报纸的头条新闻。 The play grabs the audience’s attention from the very start. 该剧从一开始就吸引了观众的注意力。
- [transitive] grab something
to take a picture from a television or video film, or from a computer screen, and store it as an image on a computer 抓取（或截获、采集）的图像 You can use this keyboard shortcut to grab part of the screen. 您可以使用此键盘快捷键来截取部分屏幕。
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch grabben; perhaps related to grip, gripe, and grope.