grasping

英 [ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡræspɪŋ]

adj.  一味攫取的; 贪婪的; 贪心的
v.  抓紧; 抓牢; 理解; 领会; 领悟; 明白; 急忙抓住，毫不犹豫地抓住(机会)
grasp的现在分词

现在分词：grasping　

GRE

BNC.20930 / COCA.21152

牛津词典

adj.

• 一味攫取的；贪婪的；贪心的
  always trying to get money, possessions, power, etc. for yourself
  1. a grasping landlord
     贪婪的地主

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 一味攫取的；贪婪的；吝啬的
  If you describe someone asgrasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it.
  1. ...a greedy grasping drug-ridden individual...
     贪婪且嗜财如命的瘾君子
  2. They were grasping and manipulative.
     他们贪得无厌而且喜欢摆布人。

英英释义

noun

• the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
  Synonym:taking holdseizingprehension
• understanding with difficulty
  1. the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings

adj

• immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  1. they are avaricious and will do anything for money
  2. casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
  3. a grasping old miser
  4. grasping commercialism
  5. greedy for money and power
  6. grew richer and greedier
  7. prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
  Synonym:avariciouscovetousgrabbygreedyprehensile

双语例句

• Grasping the principal contradiction among the people is the urgent requirement to building the harmonious society.
  确立人民内部主要矛盾是构建和谐社会的紧迫需要和马克思主义的必然要求。
• My inferior understanding prevents my grasping the unquestionable soundness of the mission.
  我理解力差，无法理解这次任务的绝对正确性。
• Bipedal locomotion in humans frees the hands for grasping and manipulation.
  人用两足行走，双手得到解放，可以用来抓握和操作。
• Therefore, grasping and using knowledge, human resources development and management become huge power of scenic-spot development.
  对知识的掌握和运用，人力资源的开发与管理已经成为推动旅游景点大发展的重要动力。
• This morning, I check my daughter's grasping for yesterday's conversation.
  今天早上，我检查了女儿昨天学习过的对话部分的掌握情况。
• To learn these, it requires time, effort, and grasping ability.
  要了解这些是需要时间、精力和领悟能力。
• The educational principle calls for simultaneously following the soul, developing perception and grasping knowledge.
  遵循心理、认知发展与知识领悟同步的教育原则。
• They were grasping and manipulative.
  他们贪得无厌而且喜欢摆布人。
• Accuracy and fluency in pronunciation and intonation are the important prerequisites for grasping and successfully communicating with a language.
  语音的准确性和流利性是学好一门语言并以之进行有效交际的重要前提。
• They are all heroes grasping the nettle.
  他们都是迎着艰险上的英雄。