23.2.1. gy. C1C2 (példák)

cling verb /klɪŋ/ [I] *(clung, clung) kapaszkodik (vkibe/vmibe); tapad, rátapad

Crossing the bridge, she felt dizzy and clung to the rails.

I clung on to his hand in the dark.

clutch verb /klʌtʃ/ [T] szorosan tart, szorongat

She clutched a coin.

embrace verb /ɪmˈbreɪs/ 3 ölel, megölel, átölel

She embraced him warmly.

grasp verb /grɑːsp/ [T] 1 megragad vmit (kezet, kilincset, alkalmat, stb.)

He grasped my hand enthusiastically.

handle verb /ˈhæn.dl̩/ [T] 2 megfog, hozzányúl

You must wash your hands before handling food.

snatch verb /snætʃ/ [T] kap vmi után; kiránt (pl. vki kezéből vmit); elragad vkit/vmit (vhonnét)

Bill snatched the telephone from my hand.

The child was snatched from his bed.

wield verb /wiːld/ [T] forgat (fegyvert/eszközt a kezében) (kést, baseballütőt, stb.)

They were confronted by a man wielding a knife.

embrace noun /ɪmˈbreɪs/ [C] ölelés

a passionate embrace

grasp noun /grɑːsp/ [no plural] 2 erős fogás, markolás

I tried to pull him out but he slipped from my grasp.

firm adjective /fɜːm/ 4 erőteljes, szilárd (fogás, tartás, stb.)

a firm grip

He took a firm grip of my arm and marched me towards the door.