Noun:
the act of grasping;he released his clasp on my arm
he has a strong grip for an old man
she kept a firm hold on the railing
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it;he grabbed the hammer by the handle
it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes;he carried his small bag onto the plane with him
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves as between an automobile tire and the roadworker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being madean intellectual hold or understanding;a good grip on French history
they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities
he was in the grip of a powerful emotion
a terrible power had her in its grasp
a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place;in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip
Verb:
hold fast or firmly;He gripped the steering wheel
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match;the two men grappled with each other for several minutes
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe;The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
v.动词
grip, catch, grasp, hold这组词的共同意思是“掌握”。其区别是：
hold含义最广,指抓牢或掌握具体或抽象的事物; grip指全力紧抓事物; grasp常指对抽象理论、原理的领悟或理解; catch指拼命抓牢不放,唯恐其滑掉或丢失,比其他三个词更强调控制。例如:
Hold the reins tight.把缰绳抓紧。
I threw the ball, and the dog caught it in his mouth.我把球抛出,狗用嘴接住了球。
I think I grasped the main points of the speech.我想我已经领会了演说的要点。
She gripped my hand in fear.她因害怕而紧握住我的手。take，grasp，grab，grip，clasp，clutch，snatch，seize这些动词均有“抓住，握紧”之意。
take最普通用词，不带感情色彩。指用手抓、取某东西或控制某物。
grasp指紧紧抓住、抓牢。
grab指粗暴而急迫的抓住。
grip语气比grasp强，指用手的最大力量紧紧抓住。
clasp指用手紧握或用臂紧抱。
clutch强调匆忙、紧急地抓、抓紧。
snatch指突然抢走，侧重动作更快或更具暴力性质。
seize指突然抓住某物，强调突然的猛烈动作。
直接源自古英语的grippan，意为抓。
用作名词 n.
动词+～get〔take〕 a grip on紧紧抓住…have a grip on对…有吸引力,掌握keep a grip on抑制…let go one's grip of sth松开所握之物lose one's grip失去自制relax〔release〕 grip松手tighten grip紧握形容词+～firm〔strong, tight〕 grip紧握loose grip无力的握住weak grip轻轻的抓住,无力的握住介词+～in a grip of death拼命地in the grip of受…控制shake hands with a hearty grip热情地握手come within the grip of the law落入法网用作动词 v.～+名词grip sb's attention吸引某人的注意力grip hands紧紧握手grip the railing抓紧栏杆～+副词grip hard握得紧grip well抓得很稳grip frantically激动地握住grip momentarily瞬间抓紧grip nervously紧张地握紧grip vigorously使劲抓住～+介词grip between夹在…之间grip the rifle between sb's knees把长枪夹在某人的双膝之间grip sth in fear因害怕而抓住
用作名词n.come〔get〕 to grips with对付,处理deal with
近义词 holdgraspcontroln. clasphandshake反义词 free自由的loosen松开release释放
用作名词n.His grip weakened as he was tired.因为累了,他紧握的手放松了。
He keeps a firm grip on his children.他对孩子们管得很严。
He has a good grip of several languages.他对几种语言有深刻了解。
To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip.为了提高你网球的击球法,你试试用另一种握拍方法。
He bought some hairgrips for his wife in the fair.他在集市上为妻子买了一些发夹。用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+ATheir hands gripped hard.他们紧紧握手。
The brake doesn't grip properly.刹车不灵了。
The brakes failed to grip and the car ran into a wall.刹车失灵,汽车撞在一堵墙上。
The story grips.这故事有吸引力。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.She gripped my hand in fear.她因害怕而紧握住我的手。
The fireman gripped the railing to climb up.消防队员抓紧栏杆爬上去。
Car tyres grip the road well.汽车轮胎在路面上滚动得平稳。
The speaker gripped the attention of his audience.演讲者抓住了观众的注意力。
The pictures gripped my imagination.这些绘画吸引着我,使我浮想联翩。
It's hard to grip his argument as he is constantly shifting his ground.因为他总是改变立场,所以很难理解他的论点。
The girl seemed to be gripped by a powerful desire to laugh.这姑娘好像被一种想笑的强烈欲望所支配。
v.动词
grip的基本意思是用最大的力量“紧紧抓住”某一事物不放,引申可表示“吸引”某人的注意力或“引起”某人的兴趣等。
grip既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
grip的过去式和过去分词均为gripped。
动词83%,名词17%
I try to keep a grip on reality.我极力把握现实。用作及物动词The audience weregrippedby the play.这群观众被这部戏剧吸引住了。
The frightened childgrippedhis mother's arm.这个受惊的孩子紧紧地抓着妈妈的胳膊。
Happiness is determined by the dream you grip.握住什么样的梦境,就有什么样的快乐。 But the most important thing they have done is to build a genocide memorial, which grippingly chronicles what happened.
而他们做的最重要的一件事是建立了一座大屠杀纪念馆，把曾经发生的惨剧清晰记录下来。 yeeyan