grasping

英 [ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡræspɪŋ]

adj.  一味攫取的; 贪婪的; 贪心的
v.  抓紧; 抓牢; 理解; 领会; 领悟; 明白; 急忙抓住，毫不犹豫地抓住(机会)
grasp的现在分词

现在分词：grasping　

GRE

BNC.20930 / COCA.21152

牛津词典

adj.

• 一味攫取的；贪婪的；贪心的
  always trying to get money, possessions, power, etc. for yourself
  1. a grasping landlord
     贪婪的地主

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 一味攫取的；贪婪的；吝啬的
  If you describe someone asgrasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it.
  1. ...a greedy grasping drug-ridden individual...
     贪婪且嗜财如命的瘾君子
  2. They were grasping and manipulative.
     他们贪得无厌而且喜欢摆布人。

英英释义

noun

• the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
  Synonym:taking holdseizingprehension
• understanding with difficulty
  1. the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings

adj

• immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  1. they are avaricious and will do anything for money
  2. casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
  3. a grasping old miser
  4. grasping commercialism
  5. greedy for money and power
  6. grew richer and greedier
  7. prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
  Synonym:avariciouscovetousgrabbygreedyprehensile

双语例句

• They are all heroes grasping the nettle.
  他们都是迎着艰险上的英雄。
• Grasping for any argument he can find.
  急切的抓住任何他能找到的理由。
• Grasping the basic methods of document retrieve and data inquiry and having some ability about science research.
  掌握文献检索、资料查询和信息获取的基本方法与手段、具有一定的科学研究能力。
• Learning and Grasping the Managerial Art of "Adroitly Guiding Actions According to Circumstances"
  学会和掌握因势利导的管理艺术
• Therefore, grasping and using knowledge, human resources development and management become huge power of scenic-spot development.
  对知识的掌握和运用，人力资源的开发与管理已经成为推动旅游景点大发展的重要动力。
• Industry with foresight is grasping this, and adding it to its investment and financial management systems.
  富有远见的工业企业应当抓住这个机会，将它应用到投资和财政管理系统中。
• Accuracy and fluency in pronunciation and intonation are the important prerequisites for grasping and successfully communicating with a language.
  语音的准确性和流利性是学好一门语言并以之进行有效交际的重要前提。
• To learn these, it requires time, effort, and grasping ability.
  要了解这些是需要时间、精力和领悟能力。
• They were grasping and manipulative.
  他们贪得无厌而且喜欢摆布人。
• It may sound simple, but grasping the technology required a lot of experience and research.
  虽然听起来简单，但想要掌握这门技术，就需要大量的研究和实践。