| 释义 |
Verb: seize seez- Take hold of; grab
"The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
- prehend [archaic], clutch - Take or capture by force
"The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" - Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"
- appropriate, capture, conquer - Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
"The FBI seized the drugs"
- impound, attach, sequester, confiscate - Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
"She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
- assume, usurp, take over, arrogate - Hook by a pull on the line
- Affect
"Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
- clutch, get hold of - Capture the attention or imagination of
"The movie seized my imagination"
- grab
Sounds like: seas, sees Derived forms: seizing, seized, seizes See also: seizer, seizing, seizure Type of: fascinate, get hold of, hook, intrigue, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, take, whelm [archaic] Encyclopedia: Seize |