grasp是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. /n. 抓住， 抓紧； 掌握， 领会，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With a cry of surprise I pointed him out to the baronet, but in the instant during which I had turned to grasp his arm the man was gone.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At the same time his grasp of things in general soon showed Totski that he now had to deal with a being who was outside the pale of the ordinary rules of traditional behaviour, and who would not only threaten mischief but would undoubtedly carry it out, and stop for no one.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And Ajax son of Telamon answered, 'I too feel my hands grasp my spear more firmly; my strength is greater, and my feet more nimble; I long, moreover, to meet furious Hector son of Priam, even in single combat.'
-- I have a grievous wound; my hand is aching with pain, there is no staunching the blood, and my whole arm drags by reason of my hurt, so that I cannot grasp my sword nor go among my foes and fight them, thou our prince, Jove's son Sarpedon, is slain.
-- All night long did they blow hard and beat upon the fire, and all night long did Achil-les grasp his double cup, drawing wine from a mixing-bowl of gold, and calling upon the spirit of dead Patroclus as he poured it upon the ground until the earth was drenched.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He would have advanced to grasp it, but a touch arrested him, and a voice speaking quite close to him.
-- When dawn came to mingle its pallor with the lamp-light and cigar smoke of the dining-room, Kemp was still pacing up and down, trying to grasp the incredible.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I did not grasp his meaning then; afterwards I was to find that a great proportion of these Beast People had mal-formed hands, lacking sometimes even three digits.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The white man seemed to take counsel from their customs, and, relinquishing his grasp of the rifle, he also remained silent and reserved.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Finally, she laid her insensate grasp upon the bottle that had swift and certain death in it, and, before his eyes, pulled out the cork with her teeth.
-- Every one waited with his grasp set, and his body bent down to the work, ready to reverse and wind in.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Here his convulsive grasp unclosed itself, and he put his pocket-handkerchief to his eyes again.
-- 'My dear sir,' said the Father, with a removal of his black cap and a grasp of Clennam's hand, combining to express the safe receipt of his note and enclosure that afternoon, 'Heaven ever bless you!'
-- As there was no moving him, Daniel Doyce returned the grasp of his hand, and, casting a farewell look round the counting-house, went down-stairs with him.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She could not speak, but she did 'hold on', and the warm grasp of the friendly human hand comforted her sore heart, and seemed to lead her nearer to the Divine arm which alone could uphold her in her trouble.
-- The pleasant curves about his mouth were the memorials of many friendly words and cheery laughs, his eyes were never cold or hard, and his big hand had a warm, strong grasp that was more expressive than words.
-- My heart was sore for you when I heard that,' And he shook hands again, with such a sympathetic face that Jo felt as if no comfort could equal the look of the kind eyes, the grasp of the big, warm hand.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And still deeper the meaning of that story of Narcissus, who because he could not grasp the tormenting, mild image he saw in the fountain, plunged into it and was drowned.
-- These last now hoist the bucket within grasp of the Indian, to whom another person has reached up a very long pole.
-- yelled the seamen to Daggoo, but with one hand holding on to the heavy tackles, so that if the head should drop, he would still remain suspended; the negro having cleared the foul line, rammed down the bucket into the now collapsed well, meaning that the buried harpooneer should grasp it, and so be hoisted out.
-- Then, calling upon Fedallah to change places with him, went forward to the bows, and seizing Perth's harpoon, commanded his crew to grasp their oars and stand by to stern.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- We behold, with throbbing bosoms, the heroine in the grasp of a proud and ruthless baron: her virtue and her life alike in danger, drawing forth her dagger to preserve the one at the cost of the other; and just as our expectations are wrought up to the highest pitch, a whistle is heard, and we are straightway transported to the great hall of the castle; where a grey -headed seneschal sings a funny chorus with a funnier body of vassals, who are free of all sorts of places, from church vaults to palaces, and roam about in company, carolling perpetually.
-- Then, he was alone with Sikes, plodding on as on the previous day; and as shadowy people passed them, he felt the robber's grasp upon his wrist.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- How differently did everything now appear in which he was concerned!His attentions to Miss King were now the consequence of views solely and hatefully mercenary; and the mediocrity of her fortune proved no longer the modera-tion of his wishes, but his eagerness to grasp at anything.
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