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graspable

/grasp, grahsp/US // græsp, grɑsp //UK // (ɡrɑːsp) //

可把握的,可掌握的,可抓取的,可掌握

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
    • : to seize upon; hold firmly.
    • : to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don't grasp your meaning.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make an attempt to seize, or a motion of seizing, something: a drowning man grasping at straws; to grasp for an enemy's rifle.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms: to make a grasp at something.
    • : a hold or grip: to have a firm grasp of a rope.
    • : one's arms or hands, in embracing or gripping: He took her in his grasp.
    • : one's power of seizing and holding; reach: to have a thing within one's grasp.
    • : hold, possession, or mastery: to wrest power from the grasp of a usurper.
    • : mental hold or capacity; power to understand.
    • : broad or thorough comprehension: a good grasp of computer programming.

Phrases

  • grasp at straws
  • get a fix on (grasp of)

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlucid

Examples

  • They have locked down pathways to that power to limit the likelihood that it will move out of their grasp.

  • If you suffer from gaming sickness, there’s unfortunately no scientific evidence you’ll ever free yourself from its grasp.

  • Still, the Hong Kong group wanted more data to get a better grasp of the situation.

  • Things to consider when buying an external hard driveBefore you make an effort to purchase an external drive, it helps if you have a firm grasp not only on what you need to store but how much of it you have and how accessible it needs to be.

  • In many instances, there is neither a shared set of truths nor a solid-enough grasp of history, even among those with the greatest power.

  • And the more she is forced to recount, the more her grasp of reality slips, or heightens, depending on your point of view.

  • The grasp on the sabre would tighten; the quiet eyes would flash.

  • It also seemed that Biden had a good grasp of the subtleties of Iraqi politics.

  • But the problem with Virgin Galactic is that Branson has never had any real grasp of how serious the technical challenges are.

  • Just a few months ago my 3-year-old son, mid-tantrum, broke my grasp to run from me in a crowded subway station.

  • Never grasp a Fern plant from above and try to pull it away, as this will be almost sure to result in damage.

  • We suffer, nearly all of us, from a lack of quantitative grasp and from an imperfect grasp of form.

  • This widening grasp of languages is or was within the capacity of nearly everyone born into the world—given the facilities.

  • Frulein Fichtner is more in the bravura than in the sentimental line, and she has a certain breadth, grasp, and freshness.

  • His mind is characterized by the literalness, rather than the comprehensive grasp of great subjects.