| 单词 | grip |
| 释义 | grip (grɪp ) Word forms: grips , gripping , gripped 1. verb B2 If you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly. She gripped the rope. [VERB noun] 2. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] B2 A grip is a firm, strong hold on something. His strong hand eased the bag from her grip. Synonyms: clasp, hold, grasp, handclasp [US] 3. singular noun Someone's grip on something is the power and control they have over it. The president maintains an iron grip on his country. [+ on] The Labour leader last night tightened his grip on Labour MPs with new powers to root out trouble-makers. [+ on] Synonyms: control, rule, influence, command 4. verb If something grips you, it affects you very strongly. Pain gripped him. [VERB noun] The entire community has been gripped by fear. [VERB noun] 5. verb If someone grips something, they take firm control of it. We must all grip this problem and change things for the better. [VERB noun] 6. verb [usually passive] If you are gripped by something such as a story or a series of events, your attention is concentrated on it and held by it. The nation is gripped by the dramatic story. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: engross, fascinate, absorb, entrance gripping adjective The film turned out to be a gripping thriller. Synonyms: fascinating, exciting, thrilling, entrancing 7. uncountable noun If things such as shoes or car tyres have grip, they do not slip. ...a new way of reinforcing rubber which gives car tyres better grip. Synonyms: hold, purchase, friction, traction 8. countable noun A grip is a bag that is smaller than a suitcase, and that you use when you are travelling. 9. get/come to grips with phrase If you get to grips with a problem or if you come to grips with it, you consider it seriously, and start taking action to deal with it. The government's first task is to get to grips with the economy. 10. get a grip phrase If you get a grip on yourself, you make an effort to control or improve your behaviour or work. 11. in the grip of sth phrase If a person, group, or place is in the grip of something, they are being severely affected by it. Britain is still in the grip of recession. ...a region in the grip of severe drought. 12. to lose your grip phrase If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things. 13. a grip on reality phrase If you say that someone has a grip on reality, you mean they recognize the true situation and do not have mistaken ideas about it. Shakur loses his fragile grip on reality and starts blasting away at friends and foe alike. Idioms: lose your grip to lose control over a situation The opposition feel that the president has lost his grip on the country. to become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things He wondered if perhaps he was getting old and losing his grip. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get a grip on yourself or get a grip to control yourself, so that you can deal with things successfully A bit of me was very frightened and I consciously had to get a grip on myself. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get a grip on something to take control of a situation so that you can deal with it successfully So far the country has failed to get a grip on its inflation rate. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: grip firmly He leaned back in his reclining chair, gripping its arms firmly, and wondered what was happening to him. Christianity Today (2000) Other signs are a sense that your fingers are swollen and feeling that they have lost the ability to grip firmly. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Every time a wave broke over I gripped firmly onto the yacht's rail; I'll never forget that feeling, I was holding on for my life. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A review in 2002 of electrical stimulation research concluded that it can improve hand grip strength in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Times, Sunday Times You still shouldn't do it, though, because it can lead to swollen hands and poor grip strength - maybe because of damage to muscles and ligaments. The Sun These include a reduced grip strength and swelling of the hands caused, presumably, by damage to muscles or ligaments rather than to the joints themselves. Times, Sunday Times However, the survey did find that they had lower grip strength and their hands were more likely to be slightly swollen. The Sun They said grip strength was easy to measure and could help medics to identify patients who need to get fitter. The Sun She gripped the handle of the zip wire, closed her eyes, and flung herself into thin air. Times, Sunday Times The user grips the handles below shoulder height and pushes and pulls them while shuffling the feet back and forth within elliptically-shaped paths. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A patient sits in the birth chair, gripping the handles and the midwifes assistant stands behind her providing support. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One simply knows to step on the pedal, propel their body up onto the seat, grip the handles, begin to pedal, look ahead, check the gears, balance oneself, etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Twice in seven days, sport will grip the nation. Times, Sunday Times Fear and anxiety grip the nation. Globe and Mail Union bosses have demanded that supermarkets boost security to protect staff from angry customers and the risk of infection as panic buying continues to grip the nation. Times,Sunday Times These have been grown-up series that have gripped the nation and dominated the next day's conversation, challenging viewers with intelligent, provocative storylines. Times, Sunday Times Ten years have now passed since the disappearance of the two best friends gripped the nation. The Sun He spent three days in a coma, blaming the accident on the star's overlong fingernails which made it hard for her to grip the wheel. Times, Sunday Times Your fingertips have gone numb in the freezing temperatures as you grip the wheel and wrestle with the surf to keep the yacht at speed. Times, Sunday Times I'm too busy concentrating on pushing my foot down, listening to the revs, gripping the wheel as we launch across the car park. Times, Sunday Times He paused and gripped the wheel tighter. Christianity Today He gripped his wheel as he braced himself for the crash. Times, Sunday Times He shuffled from his daybed and opened the door, gripping it tightly against the strain of the wind. Globe and Mail (2004) Clues include tenderness, and pain on moving the thumb and gripping tightly. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Peas reach for the sky, their finger-like tendrils gripping tightly as they climb. Times, Sunday Times (2012) All four attach to a pair of banana-shaped hand grips. Times, Sunday Times They were 40 per cent more likely to report good sleep and had stronger hand grips, a measure of frailty and risk of mortality. Times, Sunday Times There are heated hand grips and heated seats. Times, Sunday Times You put a quid in and grasped two hand grips which then vibrated rapidly and rather unpleasantly while the power went up to '2,000 jolts'. Times, Sunday Times Something about his gait and the way his gloved hand grips his motorcycle helmet feels menacing. Times, Sunday Times The combined group — worth an estimated 57billion — would have an iron grip on the world market for copper and nickel. The Sun The football club quickly became a marketing machine when his iron grip loosened. The Sun Wolves clamped down swiftly and rarely released their iron grip. The Sun I could squeeze something of his with my iron grip until he cried. The Sun The country's secret police have such an iron grip that any hint of popular uprising recently has been quickly crushed. Times, Sunday Times Yet their leaders have found themselves struggling to keep a grip on their political agenda. Times, Sunday Times They have powerful claws that enable them to keep their grip. Times, Sunday Times Just keep a grip of the handset yourself to avoid a toysout-of-the-pram disaster. Times, Sunday Times But it became increasingly hard to keep a grip on the reasoning. Times, Sunday Times It must be very confusing for them to keep a grip on things with so much time off. The Sun But his genius mind turns out to have a very loose grip on reality. The Sun Even the government appears to have a loose grip on the country's future energy needs. Times, Sunday Times He also earned the fame of being a poor motivator and having a loose grip on the changing room. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This causes the water to boil, creating pockets of water vapor which cause the fin to suddenly loose grip on the water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Protesters have spent six months demanding the king loosen his grip on power. The Sun Look around, loosen your grip and avoid mesmeric staring at the road ahead. The Sun They are very skilful at prising mussels open, and will give limpets a hard blow with their beaks to loosen their grip on a rock. Times, Sunday Times If he can loosen the grip of the old guard, he will be lauded. Times,Sunday Times Make her your ally, not your enemy, and she will loosen her grip. The Sun Real will keep paying the price to maintain their grip on the game's most glamorous competition. Times, Sunday Times This makes it much easier for the lifter to maintain his grip on the bar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Leather grips are usually used to help maintain a grip on the bar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, she maintained her grip on power for another four years. Times, Sunday Times Often prickly, he maintained a grip on dealing with the media, but never sought the limelight. Times, Sunday Times Pick up the kettlebell with an overhand grip. The Sun (2012) Hold a log vertically in front of you with a mixed overhand grip. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Grasp the pull-up bar above your head with a very wide overhand grip. The Sun (2011) The scalloped-metal focus rings were replaced with rubber grip insets, and the use of element number and coating designations was discontinued. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rubber grips make it easier to handle, and it can be rinsed under the tap for a cleaner shave. Times, Sunday Times Stylishly robust with rubber grips, it has a pop up trimmer for sideburns and moustaches. Times, Sunday Times It could be purchased with a blued or nickel finish and hard rubber grips. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Six inch (152 mm) barrel, walnut or hard rubber grips, high spur hammer, sight safety. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reality is that badgers have always had a strong grip on human imagination. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The ladder, about to crash, was caught in hs very strong grip, in mid-flight. The Killing Times (Treason in arms) (1986) But when he had lifted the hotel phone, Sam Moss had clamped an unexpectedly strong grip on his arm. THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS (2004) With such a tight grip on the company's voting shares a sale is ultimately a family decision. Times, Sunday Times (2006) That also means no big deals and a tight grip on the purse strings. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We must not loosen the tight grip on tax and spending. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Supermarkets continue to tighten their grip on the market and fuel duty increases are on the horizon. Times, Sunday Times It has led to concerns that independent schools, which dominate the grade in some key academic subjects, will tighten their grip on leading universities. Times, Sunday Times The rumblings are growing louder as they tighten their grip. Times,Sunday Times Dozens of retail chains are closing their high street outlets as online shopping giants tighten their grip on consumer spending. Times, Sunday Times This training device will help to strengthen your fingers and hands to build a vice-like grip.. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It's no coincidence that some of the strongest governments in recent times had the most vice-like grip on information release. The Sun (2019) I started to loosen the vice-like grip on my husband's hand. The Sun (2009) Translations: Chinese: 抓住, 紧握 Japanese: しっかりつかむ, しっかりつかむこと |
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