单词详解

1. vt.

A. 抓住，捉住，逮捕 (take hold of, grab)

The police seized a thief on the train. 警察在火车上抓住了一个小偷。

He seized my hand and shook it heartily. 他拉住我的手高兴地握着。

B. 夺取，攻占 (take or capture by force)

The enemy seized the city after a violent attack. 敌人猛攻后占领了这座城市。

C. 抓住（时机等），利用 ( capture the attention or imagination of)

He seized the chance to study further abroad. 他抓住了这次去国外深造的机会。

Seize the chance, otherwise you’ll regret it. 抓住这个机会，否则你会后悔的。

2. vi.

抓住，捉住，夺取，利用 [(+on/upon)] (seize and take control without authority and possibly

with force, take as one’s right or possession)

We seized on his remark and regarded it as a promise.

我们抓住他的话把它当作是一种承诺。

He would seize upon any excuse to justify himself. 他会利用任何借口为自己辩解。

相关词组

1. get seize of 抓住，捉住，掌握

He was got seize of the collar before he could run away.

他还没来得及逃跑就被抓住了衣领。

2. seize every minute and second争分夺秒

To win victory, we must seize every minute and second. 要夺取胜利，我们必须分秒必争。

3. seize every minute 抓住每一分钟

Ten thousand years is too long, just seize every minute. 一万年太久，只争朝夕。

相关单词

过去式：seized

过去分词：seized

现在分词：seizing

第三人称单数：seizes