seize
英 [si?z]
美[siz]
- vt. 抓住；奪取；理解；逮捕
- vi. 抓住；利用；（機器）卡住
英英釋意
- 1. take hold of; grab;
- "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"
- "She clutched her purse"
- "The mother seized her child by the arm"
- "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
- 2. take or capture by force;
- "The terrorists seized the politicians"
- "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
- 3. take possession of by force, as after an invasion;
- "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"
- "The army seized the town"
- "The militia captured the castle"
- 4. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority;
- "The FBI seized the drugs"
- "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"
- "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
- 5. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession;
- "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"
- "he usurped my rights"
- "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
- 6. hook by a pull on the line;
- "strike a fish"
- 7. affect;
- "Fear seized the prisoners"
- "The patient was seized with unberable pains"
- "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
- 8. capture the attention or imagination of;
- "This story will grab you"
- "The movie seized my imagination"
