seize

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seize /ˈsiːz/ verb

seizes; seized; seizing

seize

/ˈsiːz/

verb

seizes; seized; seizing

Learner's definition of SEIZE

[+ object]

a : to use legal or official power to take (something)起获；没收；扣押

b : to get or take (something) in a forceful, sudden, or violent way夺取；控制

c : to attack and take control of (a place) by force or violence攻占（某地）

a : to forcefully take and hold (someone or something) with your hand or arms : grab抓住；捉住；夺

b : to take (someone) as a prisoner逮捕；捉拿

The police seized [=arrested] the robbers.警方逮捕了抢劫犯。
Seize that man!抓住他！
She was seized by kidnappers and carried off to a hidden location.她被绑架者带到了一个隐蔽的地方。

: to take or use (something, such as a chance or opportunity) in a quick and eager way抓住，把握（机会等）

He seized the chance/initiative/opportunity to present his ideas to his boss.他抓住机会/主动权/机遇跟老板陈述了自己的想法。
My father taught me to seize the day. [=to do the things I want to do when I have the chance instead of waiting for a later time]父亲教导我要把握当下。
Seizing the moment, she introduced herself to the famous film director.趁着这个机会，她向那位著名电影导演毛遂自荐。

a : to begin to affect (someone) suddenly（某种情绪）突然侵袭

b : to have a powerful effect on (someone)支配；控制

His movies seized the public's imagination. [=the public became very interested in and enthusiastic about his movies]他的电影激发了公众的兴趣。
She was suddenly seized with the idea [=she suddenly had the idea] of owning her own restaurant.她突然有了开一家自己的餐馆的念头。

seize on/upon

[phrasal verb]

seize on/upon (something)

: to take or use (something, such as a chance or opportunity) in a quick and eager way抓住，把握（机会等）

His critics have seized on the scandal to call for his resignation.批评者们借着他的丑闻要求他辞职。
She seized on the opportunity to tell her side of the story.她趁机说出关于那件事她所了解的情况。

[phrasal verb]

: to stop working because the moving parts can no longer move因出故障而停止运转

— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

Her brain seized up when she tried to answer the question.当她正要回答这个问题时，脑子突然什么也想不起来了。