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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3376 COCA: 3694

grip

1 grip /ˈgrɪp/ verb
grips; gripped; gripping
1 grip
/ˈgrɪp/
verb
grips; gripped; gripping
Learner's definition of GRIP
[+ object]
: to grab or hold (something) tightly紧握;抓牢
: to get and hold the interest or attention of (someone)吸引注意力
2 grip /ˈgrɪp/ noun
plural grips
2 grip
/ˈgrɪp/
noun
plural grips
Learner's definition of GRIP
[count]
: the act of grabbing or holding something紧抓;紧握often + on
see also death grip
: a way or style of holding something抓握的方式
[singular]
: power or control控制;影响力
◊ To be in the grip of something unpleasant is to be unable to stop or escape its effect or influence.受制于
: an understanding of something理解often + on
[count] : a part for holding something(手)柄

come to grips with

or British get to grips with
: to begin to understand or deal with (something, such as a problem) in a direct or effective way开始直接有效地处理

get a grip on yourself

informal or get a grip
: to get control of your thoughts and emotions and stop behaving in a foolish or uncontrolled way镇定下来;控制情绪

lose your grip

informal
: to lose control of your thoughts and emotions : to lose your ability to think or behave in a normal way失去控制;沉不住气
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3376 COCA: 3694

grip

1 of 2

verb

gripped; gripping

transitive verb

1
: to seize or hold firmly
gripped the door handle
2
: to hold the interest of strongly
a story that grips the reader
gripper noun

grip

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: a strong or tenacious grasp
had a good grip on the tennis racket
b
: strength in gripping
c
: manner or style of gripping
the balanced grip of an expert golfer
2
a
: a firm tenacious hold typically giving control, mastery, or understanding
has the country in his grip
b
: mental grasp
can't seem to get a grip [=gain a good understanding of] on calculus
… I'm curious to see if preteens have a grip on this fairly sophisticated concept. John Hoffman
3
: a part or device for gripping
4
: a part by which something is grasped
especially : handle
5
6
a
: a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights : stagehand
b
: a technician on a motion-picture or television set who handles and maintains equipment (such as cameras and their dollies and cranes)

Example Sentences

Verb The little boy gripped his mother's hand tightly. I gripped the door handle and pulled as hard as I could. The story really grips the reader. The scandal has gripped the nation. Noun His tennis instructor showed him the proper backhand grip. a golfer with an incorrect grip He has been doing all he can to maintain his grip on the company's finances. I need new grips for my golf clubs. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
This story will grip you — and frustrate you — to the last word. Longreads, 8 Sep. 2022 First, grip the handles with your thumbs pointing up and your knuckles facing out. Jenny Mccoy, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2022 Ultimately, the Sox couldn’t grip any of them tight enough, and their final three games before the All-Star break are at Yankee Stadium against MLB-leading New York. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 Love, death, and betrayal are surefire ingredients to grip any audience from ancient Greece to today, but without the right sets, actors, costumes, and lighting, no drama can carry weight in real time. Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 24 Aug. 2022 One of the notable times that happened was in 1894, when Pullman workers went on a strike that grew to grip the entire nation. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 The device includes a striker that doubles as a mini multitool and the handle is easy to grip. Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2022 The chef’s knife is heavy with a rubber handle that’s easy to grip, and there’s a nice curve at the bottom to rest your finger. Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 Harry's Truman razor handles are top-notch — they're weighted and easy to grip. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022
Noun
The weakened air conditioning system comes at an inopportune time, when the region is in the grip of a suffocating heat wave expected to continue for most of the week. Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Southern California remains in the grip of the worst heat wave of the year — with scorching conditions expected through midweek. Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Now, two decades later, those fields are on fire, my hometown is in the grip of war and the neat professionals of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have been taken hostage by the occupiers and work under huge physical and psychological pressures. Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 California is in the grip of a prolonged heat wave. CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 The program began in January when the country was in the grip of the initial Omicron surge. Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Britain is also in the grip of an energy-price crisis for businesses, whose rates aren’t subject to a cap. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 By last August, Iran was in the grip of its worst coronavirus wave, with more than 50,000 infections a day at its peak. Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 By the late eighties, America was in the grip of a sweepstakes mania. Jeff Maysh, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English grippen, from Old English grippan; akin to Old English grīpan

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of grip was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3376 COCA: 3694
grip

noun¹

1hold on sth握住ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRIP | GRIP + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfirm, good, secure, solid, strong, tight緊握;抓緊;抓牢;牢牢握住;用力握住crushing, death, iron, painful, vice-like/vise-like使勁的一握;致命的一抓;鋼鐵般牢固的掌握;使人疼痛的一抓;虎鉗似的抓牢Her upper arms were seized in an iron grip.她的上臂被牢牢地抓住了。gentle, loose, weak溫柔的/鬆鬆的/無力的一握comfortable令人舒服的一握VERB + GRIPhave抓住He still had a firm grip on my arm.他仍然牢牢地抓着我的胳膊。get, take抓住;握緊Taking a tight grip on the hook, he began to pull it closer.他緊緊地抓住鈎子,開始朝自己的方向拉。keep抓住不放手Keep a secure grip on the rope at all times.任何時候都要牢牢抓住繩子。lose鬆手She slipped and lost her grip of the rope.她滑倒了,繩子從手中滑脫。strengthen, tighten握得更用力;抓得更緊Robert tightened his grip on her shoulder.羅伯特把她的肩膀抓得更緊了。loose, loosen, relax, release, slacken放鬆抓緊的手;放開手adjust, change, shift掉換/改變/變換抓緊的手GRIP + VERBtighten握得更緊She felt his grip tighten painfully on her wrist.她感覺他把她的手腕抓得更緊了,很疼。loosen, relax, slacken抓緊的手鬆開;手放鬆His grip slackened and she tore herself away.他的手一鬆,她便掙脫開來。PREPOSITIONin a/sb's grip在⋯手中Hold the microphone in a firm grip.緊緊握住麥克風。She was powerless in his iron grip.被他鋼鐵般牢固的大手抓住,她毫無掙扎之力。grip on對⋯的緊握She relaxed her grip on the door frame.她鬆開了抓住門框的手。PHRASESbreak sb's grip掙脫某人的控制He finally broke her grip and escaped.他最後掙脫她的控制,跑掉了。
grip

noun²

2power/control力量;掌握ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRIP | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfirm, iron, powerful, strong, tight, vice-like/vise-like牢牢的控制;鋼鐵一般的力量;強有力的掌握;虎鉗似的控制tenuous不穩固的控制She has a tenuous grip on reality.她把握現實的能力很弱。death, icy死死/牢牢抓住VERB + GRIPhave控制The Church does not have a strong grip on the population.教會並未牢牢控制住民眾。get, take控制;支配The government needs to get a grip on this problem.政府需要掌控住這一難題。Get a grip! (= take control of yourself, your life, etc.) (informal) 把握好你自己!keep, maintain保持/維持控制We need to keep a tight grip on costs.我們需要嚴格控制成本。strengthen, tighten加強控制They managed to strengthen their grip on the southern part of the country.他們加強了對該國南部的控制。loosen放鬆控制lose (informal) 失去控制Sometimes I feel I'm losing my grip (= losing control of my life, etc.).有時我感到自己要失去控制了。PREPOSITIONin sth's grip在⋯控制之下Winter still held them in its iron grip.嚴冬依然肆虐。a country in the grip of recession被經濟衰退困擾的國家grip on對⋯的控制The government does not seem to have a very firm grip on the economy.政府似乎無法控制住經濟。PHRASEScome to grips with sth, get to grips with sth (= to begin to take control of sth or understand sth difficult) 開始控制⋯;慢慢理解⋯I'm slowly getting to grips with the language.我正在慢慢地掌握這種語言。
grip

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBfirmly, hard, tightly牢牢抓住;用力抓住;緊握gently, lightly, loosely溫柔地握住;輕輕抓住;鬆鬆地握住PREPOSITIONat抓住⋯She gripped hard at the arms of her chair.她緊緊抓住椅子的扶手。by抓住⋯He gripped her gently by the shoulders.他輕輕地抓住她的肩膀。

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