| 单词 | prehension |
| 释义 | prehension (once / 137434 pages) n WORD FAMILY prehend: prehension USAGE EXAMPLESAs British philosopher Colin McGinn points out in his book Prehension, new tools led to new grips, and new grips led to new tools. Slate(Dec 17, 2015) Very often one or other of the appendages may be modified for prehension, the seizing of prey or the holding of a mate. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) It is covered with numerous large papillae, and forms, like the trunk of the elephant, an admirable organ for the examination and prehension of food. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) n the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) Syn|Hypo|Hyper grasping, seizing, taking hold clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold the act of grasping choke hold, chokeholda restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind embrace, embracement, embracingthe act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) wrestling holda hold used in the sport of wrestling control the activity of managing or exerting control over something |
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