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grabbed

/grab/US // græb //UK // (ɡræb) //

抓住了,抓紧时间,抢到的,抓住

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    grabbed, grab·bing.

    • : to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
    • : to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: to grab land.
    • : to obtain and consume quickly: Let's grab a sandwich before going to the movie.
    • : Slang. to cause a reaction in; affect: How does my idea grab you?to arouse the interest or excitement of: The book was O.K., but it just didn't grab me.
v.无主动词 verb
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    grabbed, grab·bing.

    • : to make a grasping or clutching motion: He grabbed frantically at the life preserver.
    • : to take hold suddenly or with a jolting motion; bind.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a sudden, quick grasp or snatch: to make a grab at something.
    • : seizure or acquisition by violent or unscrupulous means.
    • : something that is grabbed.
    • : a mechanical device for gripping objects.
    • : the capacity to hold or adhere: The glue was so old it had lost its grab.

Phrases

  • grab bag
  • how does that grab you
  • up for grabs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Cicilline’s review ultimately unearthed a trove of emails from Zuckerberg and his lieutenants apparently plotting against competitors, a series of discussions in which they reference making a “land grab” targeting rival apps.

  • The nice thing about it is … the division is still up for grabs.

  • He threw a pass up for grabs and the ball went directly to Packers safety Raven Greene.

  • The state’s up-for-grabs Senate seat goes to Democrat Barbara Bollier.

  • Only 16 percent of Hmong Americans reported contact by a political party in 2016, and according to sociologist Yang Sao Xiong, the Hmong American vote is “up for grabs” in 2020.

  • In an act of corporal punishment that we at the Daily Beast do not condone, Joseph grabbed Him by the ear and “pulled hard.”

  • The victim, whom The Daily Beast is not naming, asked what Williams wanted and the pastor allegedly “reached in and grabbed him.”

  • She reassumed slave posture while Couple grabbed two magnetized clamps and a collection of circular magnets from a nearby shelf.

  • I was bored, but I grabbed a red Solo cup, filled it with beer, and stayed with my group, chatting with the brothers about Jim.

  • He was slapped, grabbed in the face, placed in stress positions, placed in standing sleep deprivation, and doused with water.

  • He wasted no time on questions, just grabbed his friends and disappeared before the crowd came out.

  • She made so much noise that Lance grabbed at her and tried to put her out of the room, Topsy still barking furiously.

  • I grabbed hold of the vise-locking screw to keep my knees from doubling under me.

  • Before he could do anything with it, Clip grabbed it out of his hand, leveled it after the receding form, and pulled the trigger.

  • But he had no time for sentiment; he grabbed the reef-earring with his left hand, and clutched at the man with his right.