3N-SING 紧抓;紧握 A grasp is a very firm hold or grip. 紧抓;紧握
His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.
他的手被热情地紧紧握住了。
4N-SING [with poss, oft in/fromN]掌握;控制 If you say that something is in someone's grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from your grasp, you lose it or lose control of it. 掌握;控制
The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages.
你所控制的这些人不是客人,而是人质。
She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.
她让胜利从手中溜走了。
...the task of liberating a number of states from the grasp of tyrants.
将多个国家从暴君手中解放出来的任务
5VERB 理解;领悟;明白 If you grasp something that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it. 理解;领悟;明白
The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis. [VERB noun]
政府当局还没有意识到这场危机的严重性。
He instantly grasped that Stephen was talking about his wife. [VERB that]