seize

seize
verb

[with obj.]take hold of suddenly and forcibly
猛抓；抓住
she jumped up and seized his arm.
她跳起来一把抓住他的手臂。
she seized hold of the door handle.
她用力抓住门把手。
■capture (a place) using force
攻占，夺取，占领（地方）
army rebels seized an air force base.
军队叛乱者占领了一处空军基地。
■assume (power or control) by force
武力夺（权）
the current President seized power in a coup.
现总统在一次政变中夺取了政权。
■(of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right; confiscate; impound
（警方，当局）查封；没收；扣留
police in Rotterdam have seized 726 lb of cocaine.
鹿特丹警方查获了726磅的可卡因。
■take (an opportunity or initiative) eagerly and decisively
抓住（机会）；采取（主动）
he seized his chance to attack as Delaney hesitated.
正当德莱尼犹豫的时候，他抓住机会进攻。
■(of a feeling or pain) affect (someone) suddenly or acutely
（感觉，疼痛）侵袭；支配，控制
he was seized by the most dreadful fear.
他感到极度的恐惧。
■strongly appeal to or attract (the imagination or attention)
吸引（注意力)，唤起（想象）
the story of the king's escape seized the public imagination.
国王逃跑的故事吸引住了公众的想象。
■(formal)understand (something) quickly or clearly
(正式)理解；掌握
he always strains to seize the most sombre truths.
他总是尽力掌握最严肃的事实。
[no obj.](of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed
（带转子的机器，机器中的转子）卡住
the engine seized up after only three weeks.
仅仅过了三星期发动机就卡死了。
(亦作 seise)(be seized of)(English Law)be in legal possession of
(英格兰律)依法拥有；依法占有
the court is currently seized of custody applications.
法庭目前有羁押申请权。
■(historical)have or receive freehold possession of (property)
(史)获得（财产）的终身保有权
any person who is seized of land has a protected interest in that land.
任何人只要对土地拥有终身保有权，他对这块土地的权益就受到保护。
■be aware or informed of
觉察；得知
the judge was fully seized of the point.
法官完全了解问题的关键。
(Nautical, archaic)fasten or attach (someone or something) to something by binding with turns of rope
(航海，古)拴系；捆绑

常用词组
seize the day

make the most of the present moment. carpe diem
珍惜今天；抓住现在

派生
seizable
adjective
seizer
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old French seizir 'give seisin', from medieval Latin sacire, in the phrase ad proprium sacire 'claim as one's own', from a Germanic base meaning 'procedure'

继承用法
seize on/upon

take eager advantage of (something); exploit for one's own purposes
利用
the government has eagerly seized on the evidence to deny any link between deprivation and crime.
政府急切地利用这一证据否认剥夺和犯罪之间有任何联系。

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