词汇 | seize |
释义 | seize | BrE siːz, AmE siz | A. transitive verb ① literal (take hold of) 抓住 ▸ to seize hold of sb/sth; 抓住某人/某物 ▸ to seize sb around the waist 揽住某人的腰 ▸ to seize sb by the arm/hair 揪住某人的胳膊/头发 ② figurative (make use of, grasp) 利用 ▸ to seize an opportunity to … 抓住机会来… ▸ to seize the initiative 把握主动 ③ figurative (affect) 攫住 ▸ to be seized by fear/pain 感到一阵恐惧/疼痛 ▸ seized by or with a sudden impulse 一时冲动 ▸ I was seized by a sudden desire to tell her everything 我突然想把一切都告诉她 ④ Military (capture) 夺取 ▸ rebel troops seized the television station 叛军占领了电视台 ⑤ (kidnap, abduct) 绑架 ⑥ (confiscate) 没收 ; (apprehend, arrest) 拘押 B. intransitive verb = seize upPHRASAL VERBS seize on transitive verb = seize uponseize up intransitive verb ① (cease to operate) «engine, mechanism» 停止运转 ; «piston» 卡住 ② (stop moving) 活动困难 ▸ my back has seized up 我的背发僵 seize upon transitive verb [seize upon sth] 抓住…以利用 ▸ he immediately seized upon the weakness in the argument 他一下子抓住了论点中的漏洞 |
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