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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++grab1 /ɡræb/ ●●● S1 W3 verb (grabbed, grabbing) [transitive]  1  with your hand 用手TAKE something FROM somebodyTAKE something FROM SOMEWHERE to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement 攫取，抓住 SYN snatch I grabbed my bag and ran off. 我抓起我的包就跑。 Two men grabbed her and pushed her to the ground. 两名男子抓住她，把她推倒在地上。 Kay grabbed hold of my arm to stop herself falling. 凯抓住我的手臂，以免自己摔倒。grab something from somebody/something I managed to grab the gun from Bowen. 我从鲍恩手里把枪夺了过来。► see thesaurus at hold2  food/sleep 食品/睡觉 informalEATSLEEP to get some food or sleep quickly because you are busy 〔因忙碌而〕赶紧，抓紧〔吃或睡〕 SYN snatch Why don’t you go and grab some sleep? 你为什么不赶紧去睡一会儿呢？ Hang on while I grab a cup of coffee. 稍等一下，我赶紧弄杯咖啡喝。 Let’s grab a bite to eat before we go. 我们走之前赶紧吃点什么吧。3  get STH for yourself 为自己获取某物UNFAIR to get something for yourself, sometimes in an unfair way 霸占，捞取，强夺 Try to get there early and grab good seats. 尽量早点去，抢个好位子。 Bob tried to grab all the profit. 鲍勃想独吞全部利润。4  chance/opportunity 机会CHANCE/BY CHANCE (also grab at something) informal to take an opportunity, accept an invitation etc immediately 抓住〔机会〕；接受〔邀请等〕 I think you should grab your chance to travel while you’re young. 我觉得你应该趁年轻抓紧机会旅游。 She grabbed the opportunity to go to America. 她抓住了这个赴美的机会。 Melanie grabbed at the invitation to go. 梅拉妮连忙接受了邀请。 This is our chance to grab a slice of this new market. 这是我们在这个新市场上抢占一席之地的机会。5  get attention 吸引注意 to get someone’s attention 吸引〔某人的注意〕 The book is full of good ideas to grab your students’ attention. 这本书里通篇都是如何吸引学生注意力的好方法。 The plight of the refugees immediately grabbed the headlines (=was the most important story in the newspapers). 难民的困境立即成了报纸的头条新闻。n6. information to take information on a computer, website etc7  how does something grab you? spokenINTERESTED used to ask someone if they would be interested in doing a particular thing 你对某事是否有兴趣？ How does the idea of a trip to Spain grab you? 你对去西班牙旅行的想法感兴趣吗？8 grab at/for something phrasal verb TAKE something FROM SOMEWHEREto quickly and suddenly put out your hand to try and catch or get something 〔迅速伸手〕抓住 I grabbed at the glass just before it fell. 眼看杯子就要翻倒，我赶紧伸手去抓。 Lucy grabbed for the money. 露西伸手去抢钱。→ See Verb table

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grab• The firm is trying to grab a share of the market from competitors.• It also allows the owner of a registered trademark to complain if its name has been grabbed by somebody else.• It was chaos, everyone was just grabbing drinks from behind the bar.• She turned to him and grabbed his arm so hard it surprised him.• The boy grabbed hold of my bag and disappeared quickly into the crowd.• Henderson grabbed it, and avoided several Trojans by putting it around his back.• From time to time she glanced suspiciously around as if afraid some one might try to grab it off her.• I'm going to run downstairs and grab some books and stuff - I'll be right back.• Could you get there early and grab some good seats for us?• He also expects that farmers who shoot will grab such an opportunity.• We move on, with me grabbing the back spot.• A mad scramble followed a Dollar free throw, and Jason Hamilton eventually grabbed the ball on the right wing.• I grabbed the door handle, pulled the door open against the force of the wind, and ran up the stairs.• According to the report, Mason grabbed the gun from a friend.• Brown grabbed the phone and started shouting.• The Bruins committed myriad mistakes and the Avalanche grabbed their 3-0 lead on only nine shots.• Grab your coat, we're late.grab something from somebody/something• Stuart grabbed a flashlight from his car.grab ... chance• John Champagne and Bob Guadiana grabbed their chance to lead the way as 1991 drew to a close.grabbed the headlines• But it was the dynamic sexuality of her act that grabbed the headlines and confirmed her arrival as a new musical siren.

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grab2 noun  1  make a grab for/at something TAKE something FROM somebodyTAKE something FROM SOMEWHEREto suddenly try to take hold of something 抓取某物 As soon as he turned his back, I made a grab for the revolver. 趁着他一转身的机会，我赶紧去抓手枪。2. be up for grabs informalAVAILABLE if a job, prize, opportunity etc is up for grabs, it is available for anyone who wants to try to have it 〔工作、奖金、机会等〕等待你去争取[赢取]3  [countable]T the act of getting something quickly, especially in a dishonest way 夺取，抢夺 a shameless power grab to eliminate opposition 为清除反对派而抢班夺权的无耻行为 Officials denounced the settlers’ land grab. 官员谴责拓荒者抢夺土地的行为。

Examples from the Corpus

grab• She dodged around him and ran into the road as he made a grab for her.• Howe said Doug Johns is his fifth starter, but the fourth slot is up for grabs.• I had some memorable test drives after buying a dozen 6R4s when they were up for grabs at the factory.• In the past fortnight war veterans have begun more land grabs.• The defender does this by suddenly splitting his X block and converting it to a double open-palm grab.• Hamilton's actions were nothing more than a power grab within the company.land grab• Monta o accuses the city of deliberately forcing the neighborhood to go downhill, the better to justify a future land grab.• In the past fortnight war veterans have begun more land grabs.• If these incorporations fail, Marana and Oro Valley land grabs will continue.From Longman Business Dictionarygrabgrab1 /græb/ verb (grabbed, grabbing) [intransitive, transitive] to take or obtain something that other people also wantBoth companies are looking to grab a share of the overseas market.→ See Verb tablegrabgrab2 noun [singular]1an attempt to take or obtain something that other people also wantThe company’s recent growth could slow if competitors make a grab for some of its markets.British and Spanish officials complain that the idea looks suspiciously like a power-grab by Brussels (=an attempt by Brussels to get power over something).2be up for grabs informal if something is up for grabs, it is available for anyone who wants to try to obtain itArgentina has already sold off its telephone company, and dozens of other assets are up for grabs.A large part of the business might be put up for grabs.Origin grab1 (1500-1600) Middle Dutch Middle Low German grabben

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grab¹ S2 W3 /ɡræb/ verb (past tense and past participle grabbed, present participle grabbing) [transitive]1.  WITH YOUR HAND to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement
   SYN  snatch:
    I grabbed my bag and ran off.
    Two men grabbed her and pushed her to the ground.
    Kay grabbed hold of my arm to stop herself falling.
    grab something from somebody/something
    I managed to grab the gun from Bowen.
2.  FOOD/SLEEP informal to get some food or sleep quickly because you are busy
   SYN  snatch:
    Why don’t you go and grab some sleep?
    Hang on while I grab a cup of coffee.
    Let’s grab a bite to eat before we go.
3.  GET SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF to get something for yourself, sometimes in an unfair way:
    Try to get there early and grab good seats.
    Bob tried to grab all the profit.
4.  CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY (also grab at something) informal to take an opportunity, accept an invitation etc immediately:
    I think you should grab your chance to travel while you’re young.
    She grabbed the opportunity to go to America.
    Melanie grabbed at the invitation to go.
    This is our chance to grab a slice of this new market.
5.  GET ATTENTION to get someone’s attention:
    The book is full of good ideas to grab your students’ attention.
    The plight of the refugees immediately grabbed the headlines (=was the most important story in the newspapers).
6. how does something grab you? spoken used to ask someone if they would be interested in doing a particular thing:
    How does the idea of a trip to Spain grab you?
     
grab at/for something phrasal verb
  to quickly and suddenly put out your hand to try and catch or get something:
    I grabbed at the glass just before it fell.
    Lucy grabbed for the money.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ hold to have something in your hand, hands, or arms: Maria came in holding a letter. | Can I hold the baby?
   ▪ grip to hold something very tightly and not let it go: He gripped her arm so she couldn’t walk away. | Jenny gripped the side of the boat to steady herself.
   ▪ clutch to hold something tightly, especially because you do not want to drop or lose it: A businessman hurried past, clutching his briefcase. | The little girl clutched onto his hand.
   ▪ clasp written to hold someone or something tightly, closing your fingers or arms around them: She was clasping a bunch of small summer flowers. | He clasped her in his arms and kissed her.
   ▪ get/take hold of something to take something in your hand or hands and hold it: I took hold of the handle and pulled as hard as I could. | Quickly – try and get hold of that frog!
   ▪ grasp written to take hold of something firmly, especially in a determined way: She grasped the lowest branch and pulled herself up into the tree.
   ▪ grab to take hold of something suddenly and often violently: He grabbed my bag and ran off with it. | The other man grabbed hold of (=suddenly took hold of ) my arms and threatened me with a knife.
   ▪ seize /siːz/ written to take hold of something suddenly and often violently: A police officer ran after him and seized the gun.
   ▪ hang on (to something) to hold on to something or someone tightly to support yourself: He hung on to the rail at the back of the motorbike. | Hang on tight!
   ▪ keep hold of something to continue to hold something: Greg was struggling to keep hold of the dog. | She tried to take her hand away but he kept hold of it.

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grab² noun
1. make a grab for/at something to suddenly try to take hold of something:
    As soon as he turned his back, I made a grab for the revolver.
2. be up for grabs informal if a job, prize, opportunity etc is up for grabs, it is available for anyone who wants to try to have it
3. [countable] the act of getting something quickly, especially in a dishonest way:
    a shameless power grab to eliminate opposition
    Officials denounced the settlers’ land grab.