FIRM HOLD 紧握, [C usually singular] the way you hold something tightly, or your ability to do this

紧握，紧抓; 握力

Hold the microphone in a firm grip and keep it still.

紧紧握住麦克风不要让它动。

She felt her wrist caught in a vice-like grip .

她觉得手腕像是卡在铁钳里被牢牢地握住了。

Don't loosen your grip on the rope or you'll fall.

抓住绳索别松手，不然你会掉下去。

He released his grip and stepped back.

他放开手往后退去。

POWER 权力, [sing.] power and control over someone or something

〔对某人或某事物的〕控制:

Stalin's determination to keep an iron grip on Eastern Europe

斯大林对东欧实行铁腕控制的决心

By 1979 South Africa was tightening its grip on Namibia.

到了 1979 年，南非加强了它对纳米比亚的控制。

The recession could be avoided if business keeps a firm grip on its costs.

企业如果严格控制成本就可以避免不景气。

UNDERSTANDING 理解, [sing.] an understanding of something

理解，了解:

I'm just trying to get a grip on what's happening.

我就是想了解发生了什么。

She was losing her grip on reality.

她对现实世界越来越不理解。

come / get to grips with sth, to understand or deal with something difficult

了解（应付）难事:

I've never really got to grips with this new technology.

我还从来没有真正了解这种新技术。

lose your grip, to become less confident and less able to deal with a situation

驾驭不住，失去控制:

I don't know what's the matter; I think I'm losing my grip.

我不知道是怎么回事，我觉得我都驾驭不了了。

get / take a grip on yourself, to start to improve your behaviour or control your emotions when you have been very upset

控制住自己的情绪，冷静下来:

Stop being hysterical and get a grip on yourself.

别歇斯底里的，控制好自己的情绪。

get a grip, [spoken] used in order to tell someone to control their emotions

冷静点:

For God's sake get a grip!

看在上帝的份上，你冷静点！

be in the grip of sth, to be experiencing a very unpleasant situation that cannot be controlled or stopped

处于某种困境:

a country in the grip of famine

受饥荒困扰的国家

STOP STH SLIPPING 制止某物滑动

FOR HAIR 用于头发, [C] [BrE] a HAIRGRIP

发夹

CAMERAMAN 摄影师, [C] [technical] someone whose job is to move the cameras around while a television show or film is being made

〔拍摄电视节目或电影时的〕置景人

BAG 袋，包, [C] [old-fashioned] a bag or case used for travelling

旅行袋，旅行箱

HOLD TIGHTLY 紧紧抓住, [T] to hold something very tightly

紧握，紧抓:

I gripped the rail and tried not to look down.

我紧紧抓住栏杆，尽量不往下看。

The woman moved closer to Beth, gripping her arm tightly.

那个女人走近贝丝，紧紧抓住她的胳膊。

HAVE A STRONG EFFECT 有很大的影响, [T] to have a strong effect on someone or something

对…具有强烈影响:

a country gripped by economic problems

受经济问题困扰的国家

Panic suddenly gripped me when it was my turn to speak.

轮到我说话时，我一下子惊慌起来。

INTEREST SB 使某人感兴趣, [T] to hold someone's attention and interest

使感兴趣，吸引…的注意:

a story that really grips you

扣人心弦的故事

NOT SLIP 不滑动, [I,T] if something grips a surface, it stays on it without slipping

紧附于〔某表面而不滑动〕:

Radial tires grip the road well.

子午线轮胎在路面上防滑性能很好。