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grappler

/grap-uhl/US // ˈgræp əl //UK // (ˈɡræpəl) //

擒拿手,抓斗者,抓斗士,抓取者

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    grap·pled, grap·pling.

    • : to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
    • : to use a grapple.
    • : to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch.
    • : to engage in a struggle or close encounter: He was grappling with a boy twice his size.
    • : to try to overcome or deal: to grapple with a problem.
v.有主动词 verb
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    grap·pled, grap·pling.

    • : to seize, hold, or fasten with or as with a grapple.
    • : to seize in a grip, take hold of: The thug grappled him around the neck.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens onto another; grapnel.
    • : a seizing or gripping.
    • : a grip or close hold in wrestling or hand-to-hand fighting.
    • : a close, hand-to-hand fight.

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Examples

  • When Timéa looked out of the cabin window, she only saw that Timar stood at the bow with a grappler in his hand.

  • As darkness was coming on, we did not stop to examine them, but steamed on towards Port Grappler, where we anchored for the night.

  • I was at Plymouth dreading to hear of him; he sent in letters, but the Grappler was under orders for Portsmouth.

  • At six, A.M., December 30th, all was in readiness for the Grappler to leave the harbour.

  • I saw it strike the cable steamship Grappler broadside on and capsize her.