| 单词 | seize |
| 释义 | seize (once / 64 pages) v Infomercial salesmen constantly tell you to seize the opportunity to buy their product while you still can. Supplies are limited! After all, everyone will want that solar-powered puppy petter, so you'd better grab the opportunity and buy two! You can seize all kinds of things. Seize the day if you are taking advantage of the present circumstances and enjoying life to the fullest. Seize the castle, if you are a feudal lord fighting with your neighbor. Seize the inspiration if you want to tell a moving story. Seize authority if you are overthrowing a small country. Avoid, at all costs, being seized if you are under zombie attack. WORD FAMILYseize: seized, seizer, seizes, seizing, seizure+/seizer: seizers/seizing: seizings/seizure: seizures USAGE EXAMPLESThe Russian leader seized Crimea from Ukraine and now holds portions of Ukraine itself. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) City held off Burnley with 10 men and seized the lead in the second half through Gael Clichy. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) They also seized 12 employees of Umanizzare, a private contractor that operates prisons in the Amazon. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v take hold of; grab The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter The mother seized her child by the arm Birds of prey often seize small mammals Syn|Hypo|Hyper clutch, prehend nab seize suddenly rackseize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block clawclutch as if in panic apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick uptake into custody capture, catch, getsucceed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase collarseize by the neck or collar claspgrasp firmly griphold fast or firmly grabtake or grasp suddenly catch, grab, take hold oftake hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of snap, snatch, snatch upto grasp hastily or eagerly clench, clinchhold in a tight grasp grapple, gripto grip or seize, as in a wrestling match harpoonspear with a harpoon fishcatch or try to catch fish or shellfish hookcatch with a hook net, nettcatch with a net recapture, retakecapture again swoop, swoop upseize or catch with a swooping motion intercept, stopseize on its way bite, seize with teethto grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitchsqueeze tightly between the fingers lasso, ropecatch with a lasso get hold of, take get into one's hands, take physically 2v capture the attention or imagination of The movie seized my imagination Syn|Hyper grab fascinate, intrigue cause to be interested or curious 3v take or capture by force The terrorists seized the politicians The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages Hypo|Hyper raven obtain or seize by violence wrestobtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatchtake away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom commandeer, highjack, hijack, piratetake arbitrarily or by force impress, shanghaitake (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship skyjacksubject an aircraft to air piracy carjacktake someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it get hold of, take get into one's hands, take physically 4v seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession She seized control of the throne after her husband died Syn|Hypo|Hyper arrogate, assume, take over, usurp annex take (territory) as if by conquest appropriate, capture, conquertake possession of by force, as after an invasion preoccupyoccupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance hijackseize control of raidtake over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock carrycapture after a fight colonise, colonizesettle as a colony; of countries in the developing world take take by force 5v take possession of by force, as after an invasion the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants The army seized the town Syn|Hypo|Hyper appropriate, capture, conquer carry capture after a fight arrogate, assume, take over, usurp seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession 6v take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority The FBI seized the drugs Syn|Hypo|Hyper attach, confiscate, impound, sequester sequester requisition forcibly, as of enemy property condemn appropriate (property) for public use garnish, garnisheetake a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support distrainconfiscate by distress take take into one's possession 7v hook by a pull on the line Hyper hook catch with a hook 8v affect Fear seized the prisoners The patient was seized with unbearable pains He was seized with a dreadful disease Syn|Hyper clutch, get hold of overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
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