英语词汇“seize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

seizeseize /siz/ ●●○ W3 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYseize

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French saisir to take possession of, from Medieval Latin sacire

VERB TABLE

seize

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	seize
	he, she, it	seizes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	seized
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have seized
	he, she, it	has seized
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had seized
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will seize
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have seized

Continuous Form
Present	I	am seizing
	he, she, it	is seizing
	you, we, they	are seizing
Past	I, he, she, it	was seizing
	you, we, they	were seizing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been seizing
	he, she, it	has been seizing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been seizing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be seizing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been seizing

COLLOCATIONS► seize power/control

His party seized power in a military coup.

1GRAB to take firm hold of someone or something suddenly and with a lot of force SYN grab: “Come with me,” said Nat, seizing him by the arm.seize something from somebody He seized the scissors from her.2TAKE CONTROL to take control of a place suddenly and quickly, using military force: seize power/control His party seized power in a military coup.3TAKE PRISONER to suddenly catch someone and make sure he or she cannot get away: Three hostages were seized at gunpoint.4TAKE something AWAY if the police or government officers seize something, they take away illegal goods such as drugs or guns: Authorities have seized over 200 pounds of marijuana this year.5AFFECT [usually passive] if a feeling seizes someone, it suddenly affects him or her strongly: A wave of panic seized her.be seized with/by something He was suddenly seized with guilt.6seize a chance/opportunity etc. to quickly and eagerly do something when you have the chance to do it: As usual, I seized the opportunity to voice my own opinion.7seize the day/moment used to say that you should do something now, when you have the chance to do it, rather than waiting until a later time8seize the initiative to gain an advantage by quickly doing something before someone else does it[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French saisir to take possession of, from Medieval Latin sacire]seize on/upon something phrasal verb to suddenly become very interested in an idea, excuse, what someone says, etc.: White House staffers seized upon the senator’s comments.seize up phrasal verb1if an engine or part of a machine seizes up, its moving parts stop working and cannot move anymore, for example because of lack of oil2if a part of your body such as your back seizes up, you suddenly cannot move it and it is very painful