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单词 grab-bags
释义

grab1 /grab/

transitive verb (grabbˈing; grabbed)
  1. To seize or grasp suddenly
  2. To lay hands on
  3. To impress or interest (slang)
intransitive verb

To clutch (usu with at)

noun
  1. A sudden grasp or clutch
  2. Unscrupulous seizure
  3. A mechanical double scoop hinged like a pair of jaws, used in excavating, etc
  4. Anything similar
  5. A simple card game depending upon prompt claiming
ORIGIN: Cf Swed grabba to grasp

grabbˈer noun

  1. A person who or thing which grabs
  2. An avaricious person

grabbˈy adjective (N American informal)

Greedy, grasping

grabˈ-bag noun

  1. A bag or other receptacle for miscellaneous articles
  2. A bag from which gifts are drawn (US; also figurative)

grabbing crane noun

An excavator consisting of a crane and a large grab, so hinged as to scoop into the earth as it is lifted

grab handle noun

  1. A fixed handle in a passenger vehicle, used for keeping one's balance
  2. A handle fixed to the side of a bathtub, etc to help with getting out

how does that grab you? (slang)

What's your reaction to that?

up for grabs (slang)

(ready) for the taking, for sale, etc

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