seize

(siːz) verb1. to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force. She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving. 抓住，夺取 2. to take, especially by force or by law. The police seized the stolen property.查获ˈseizure (-ʒə) noun the act of seizing. seizure of property. 查获，夺取 seize on to accept with enthusiasm. I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea.利用seize up (of machinery etc) to get stuck and stop working. The car seized up yesterday. 失灵，（机器等）卡住

seize is spelt with -ei- (not -ie-).

seize up

To come to a sudden, unexpected stop and become immovable. I was so dehydrated that my leg seized up in the middle of the hike. The machine keeps seizing up. Have you checked the oil levels recently?See also: seize, up

seize something up

to grab or take something. The crow seized the freshly hatched chick up and flew away. The huge bird seized up the tiny chick.See also: seize, up

seize up

to freeze or halt; to grind suddenly to a stop. The engine seized up, and the car coasted to a stop. My knee seized up in the middle of a football game.See also: seize, up

seize up

Come to a halt, as in The peace talks seized up and were not rescheduled. Originally, from about 1870 on, this term was applied to a machine of some kind that jammed or locked, owing to excessive heat or friction. Its figurative use dates from about 1950. See also: seize, up

seize up

v. To fuse or stick together with another part and become unable to move normally, especially as a result of high pressure or temperature: The car's engine seized up due to a loss of oil.See also: seize, up

单词	seize up
释义	seize up Translations 卡住失灵 seize (siːz) verb1. to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force. She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving. 抓住，奪取抓住，夺取 2. to take, especially by force or by law. The police seized the stolen property. 沒收，查扣查获ˈseizure (-ʒə) noun the act of seizing. seizure of property. 捉住，奪取查获，夺取 seize on to accept with enthusiasm. I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea. 欣然接受利用seize up (of machinery etc) to get stuck and stop working. The car seized up yesterday. (機器)卡住並停止運轉失灵，（机器等）卡住 seize is spelt with -ei- (not -ie-). seize up seize up To come to a sudden, unexpected stop and become immovable. I was so dehydrated that my leg seized up in the middle of the hike. The machine keeps seizing up. Have you checked the oil levels recently?See also: seize, up seize something up to grab or take something. The crow seized the freshly hatched chick up and flew away. The huge bird seized up the tiny chick.See also: seize, up seize up to freeze or halt; to grind suddenly to a stop. The engine seized up, and the car coasted to a stop. My knee seized up in the middle of a football game.See also: seize, up seize up Come to a halt, as in The peace talks seized up and were not rescheduled. Originally, from about 1870 on, this term was applied to a machine of some kind that jammed or locked, owing to excessive heat or friction. Its figurative use dates from about 1950. See also: seize, up seize up v. To fuse or stick together with another part and become unable to move normally, especially as a result of high pressure or temperature: The car's engine seized up due to a loss of oil.See also: seize, up EncyclopediaSeeseize
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