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抓
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Definitions
- 1. to grab
- 2. to catch
- 3. to arrest
- 4. to snatch
- 5. to scratch
Example Sentences
1 shown抓 住。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 抓
cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever
to capture (an image)
to attempt all tasks at once
traction
in stocks
pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
to arrest
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
to concentrate on studying hard
to scratch an itch
spider or crawler bot (Internet)
to seize
to arrest
to catch sb in the act
pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
to claw wildly
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
snatch (weightlifting technique)
to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
to scratch
to improvise
to be caught unprepared
to be in charge of
to grab sb by the pigtail
to snatch time
to maximize one's time
to scratch an itch
(of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
(of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
to maximize one's time
to grasp firmly
starting point
to injure by scratching or clawing
to draw straws
to arrest and take away
careless
to catch a thief
to seize
to blow one's top; to be driven mad; to become frantic
to catch sb out
grip
to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
grip on the road
Xinjiang lamb rice
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)