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Picture a hand shooting out and closing hard on something — fast, , and often pulling it away from whoever was holding it. Almost every use of seize keeps that grip: sudden, strong, and too quick to resist.
可以想成一隻手突然伸出去、用力扣住一樣東西：又快又猛，而且常常是從別人手上直接扯過來的。seize 幾乎每個用法都還…更多收起
可以想成一隻手突然伸出去、用力扣住一樣東西：又快又猛，而且常常是從別人手上直接扯過來的。seize 幾乎每個用法都還留著這一下的手感——來得突然、力道很足，對方來不及反應。原始詞典資料13 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
seizeverb/ˈsiːz/
- 1
To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- 2
To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
- 3
To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
- to seize smuggled goods
- to seize a ship after libeling
- 4
To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
- a panic seized the crowd
- a fever seized him
- 5
nauticaltransportTo bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
- to seize two fish-hooks back to back
- to seize or stop one rope on to another
- 6
obsoleteTo fasten, fix.
- 7
To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
- to seize on the neck of a horse
- The text which had seized upon his heart with such comfort and strength abode upon him for more than a year.
- 8
To have a seizure.
- Nearing what she thought was a climax, he started seizing and fell off her. Later, realizing he was dead, she became alarmed and dragged the body to his vehicle to make it look like he had died in his truck.
另外 4 個記錄的用法
- 9
To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
- Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again.
- 10
To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
- 11
law[with of] To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court).
- This Court will remain seized of this matter.
- 12
cookingfoodlifestyleOf chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture.
- Chocolate seizes if a small amount of water (or watery liquid such as brandy) finds its way into the chocolate while it is melting. […] If chocolate seizes, it will look grainy and matte rather than glossy and smooth.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。