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单词 grip
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
grip /grɪp/USA pronunciation   n., v., gripped, grip•ping. 
n. [countable]
  1. the act of grasping;
    a seizing and holding fast;
    firm grasp:held the hammer securely in his grip.
  2. the power of grasping or holding fast:She has a strong grip when she shakes hands.
  3. mental or intellectual grasp or hold or emotional control:had a good grip on the problem.
  4. competence or firmness in dealing with things:He's beginning to lose his grip on reality.
  5. a special mode of clasping hands:a secret grip.
  6. a handle or hilt:a jeweled grip on a sword.
  7. a suitcase.
  8. a stagehand.

v. [+ object]
  1. to grasp or seize firmly;
    hold fast:I gripped the pole on the subway car to keep from falling.
  2. to hold the interest of:to grip the mind.
Idioms
  1. Idioms come to grips with, [+ object] to face and cope with:to come to grips with a problem.

grip•per, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
grip  (grip),USA pronunciation n., v., gripped or gript, grip•ping. 
n. 
  1. the act of grasping;
    a seizing and holding fast;
    firm grasp.
  2. the power of gripping:He has a strong grip.
  3. a grasp, hold, or control.
  4. mental or intellectual hold:to have a good grip on a problem.
  5. competence or firmness in dealing with situations in one's work or personal affairs:The boss is old and is losing his grip.
  6. a special mode of clasping hands:Members of the club use the secret grip.
  7. something that seizes and holds, as a clutching device on a cable car.
  8. a handle or hilt:That knife has a very unusual grip.
  9. a sudden, sharp pain;
    spasm of pain.
  10. grippe.
  11. Slang Terms[Older Use.]a small traveling bag.
  12. Show Business
    • Show Business[Theat.]a stagehand, esp. one who works on the stage floor.
    • Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]a general assistant available on a film set for shifting scenery, moving furniture, etc.
  13. Idioms come to grips with:
    • to encounter;
      meet;
      cope with:She had never come to grips with such a situation before.
    • to deal with directly or firmly:We didn't come to grips with the real problem.

v.t. 
  1. to grasp or seize firmly;
    hold fast:We gripped the sides of the boat as the waves tossed us about.
  2. to take hold on;
    hold the interest of:to grip the mind.
  3. to attach by a grip or clutch.

v.i. 
  1. to take firm hold;
    hold fast.
  2. to take hold on the mind.
  • bef. 900; Middle English, Old English gripe grasp (noun, nominal); cognate with German Griff, Old English gripa handful; see gripe
gripless, adj. 
    • 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impress, attract, rivet, hold, fascinate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
grip /ɡrɪp/ n
  1. the act or an instance of grasping and holding firmly: he lost his grip on the slope

  2. Also called: handgrip the strength or pressure of such a grasp, as in a handshake
  3. the style or manner of grasping an object, such as a tennis racket
  4. understanding, control, or mastery of a subject, problem, etc (esp in such phrases as get or have a grip on)

  5. Also called: handgrip a part by which an object is grasped; handle

  6. Also called: handgrip a travelling bag or holdall
  7. See hairgrip
  8. any device that holds by friction, such as certain types of brake
  9. a worker in a camera crew or a stagehand who shifts sets and props, etc
  10. get to grips, come to grips ⇒ (often followed by with) to deal with (a problem or subject)
  11. to tackle (an assailant)
vb (grips, gripping, gripped)
  1. to take hold of firmly or tightly, as by a clutch
  2. to hold the interest or attention of: to grip an audience
Etymology: Old English gripe grasp; related to Old Norse gripr property, Old High German grif

ˈgripper n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
grippe /grɪp/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Pathology[Older Use.]influenza.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
grippe  (grip),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.](formerly)
  1. Pathologyinfluenza.
  • Gmc; akin to grip, gripe
  • French, noun, nominal derivative of gripper to seize suddenly
  • 1770–80
grippal, adj. 
grippelike′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
grippe, grip /ɡrɪp/ n
  1. a former name for influenza
Etymology: 18th Century: from French grippe, from gripper to seize, of Germanic origin; see grip1
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