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seize upon sth phrase
⇨ taketake6 verb take your things with you 把你的东西带上take sb home 领某人回家take your books off the table 把你的书从桌子上拿开I passed him the rope and he took it. 我把绳子递给他，他接了过去。take a job/bribes/sb's advice 接受一份工作／贿赂／某人的建议take an opportunity 把握机会take the blame 承担过错的责任He took the painting for a genuine Van Gogh. 他误以为这幅画是凡•高的真迹。take drugs 吸毒take ♦︎ seize ♦︎ seize on/upon sth ♦︎ grab ♦︎ jump at sthThese words all mean to be quick to make use of an opportunity to do or have sth. 这些词均表示把握机会。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to take / seize / seize on / grab / jump at a / an chance / opportunity◆to take / seize / seize on / grab the initiative◆to seize on / jump at an idea◆to take / seize on sth immediately / eagerly◆to seize / grab sth with both hands■ take (took, taken) [transitive] to make use of an opportunity to do or have sth 把握（机会）◆Take the initiative and fill your life with exciting experiences.要有积极主动的心态，让自己有精彩的人生。◆England failed to take their chances and had to settle for a draw.英格兰队没有抓住机会，落得平局的赛果。■ seize / /siːz/ / [transitive] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to be quick to make use of an opportunity to do or have sth 抓住，把握（机会）◆The party seized the initiative with both hands (= quickly and with enthusiasm).该党迅速掌握主动权。NOTE 辨析 Take or seize?In this meaning both these words only collocate with opportunity, chance and initiative. Seize suggests greater eagerness than take. Take a chance has two possible meanings: it can mean 'take a risk' as well as 'take an opportunity'; seize a chance only means 'take an opportunity'. 表达此义时，这两个词均只与opportunity、chance和initiative搭配。seize比take显得更为热切。take a chance有两种意思，可指冒险，亦可指抓住机会。seize a chance仅指抓住机会。■ ˈseize on sth■ ˈseize upon sth phrasal verb to suddenly show a lot of interest in sth, especially because you can use it to your advantage 突然大为关注；（尤指）抓住（可利用的事物）◆Peter seized on her last comment.彼得突然对她最后的评论非常关注。◆The rumours were eagerly seized upon by the local press.当地报界迫不及待地揪住这些传闻。ⓘ People might seize on/upon anything that sb does or says if they want to criticize them or publish details of it. 可以用seize on/upon来表示对某人的言行加以批评或发布详情。■ grab (-bb-) [transitive, intransitive] (rather informal) to be quick to make use of an opportunity to do or have sth 抓住，把握（机会）◆This was my big chance and I grabbed it with both hands.这是我的大好机会，我紧紧抓住了。◆He'll grab at any excuse to avoid hard work.他会找各种借口来逃避苦差事。■ ˈjump at sth phrasal verb (rather informal) to enthusiastically accept an opportunity or offer 迫不及待地接受，欣然接受（机会或提议）◆I jumped at the chance of a new job.我欣然接受了新的工作。 |