take、grasp、grab、grip、clasp、clutch、snatch与seize这些动词均有“抓住、握紧”之意。
take : 最普通用词，不带感情色彩。指用手抓、取某东西或控制某物。
- He took hold of the plant's root and pulled.
他抓住植物的根部往上拔。
grasp : 指紧紧抓住、抓牢。（拓展学习：区别辨析understand、comprehend、appreciate、apprehend与grasp）
- Rosie suddenly grasped my hand.
罗茜突然抓住了我的手。 - Cobblers, he would conclude, must grasp the nettle and cut production to $80.
他会得出结论，认为鞋匠们必须忍痛减产至80美元。
——《经济学人》
grab : 指粗暴而急迫的抓住。
- A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.
她穿过公园时一个劫匪抢了她的手提包。
grip语气比grasp强，指用手的最大力量紧紧抓住。
- The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
婴儿的小手紧紧握住我的手指。
clasp : 指用手紧握或用臂紧抱。
- He was clasping the vase tightly, terrified of dropping it.
他紧紧抱住花瓶，生怕把它摔了。
clutch : 强调匆忙、紧急地抓、抓紧。
- Silent and pale, she clutched (onto) her mother's hand.
她一声不吭，面色苍白，死死抓着母亲的手。
snatch : 指突然抢走，侧重动作更快或更具暴力性质。
- He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
我还没来得及看，他就一把抢走了我手里的照片。
seize : 指突然抓住某物，强调突然的猛烈动作。
- I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
我抓住他的胳膊，让他转身看着我。
