grasping

名词 grasping:

1. understanding with difficulty
2. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
   同义词：taking hold, seizing, prehension

动词 grasp:

1. hold firmly
   同义词：grasp, hold on
2. get the meaning of something
   同义词：grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend

形容词 grasping:

1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
   同义词：avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile

1. A grasping tool having a pair of jaws and handles pivoted together to work in opposition.
   镊子，钳子一种抓握工具，有一对虎钳牙及交叉的柄，放在轴上一起反方向工作
2. An iron shaft with claws at one end, usually thrown by a rope and used for grasping and holding, especially one for drawing and holding an enemy ship alongside.
   抓钩，多爪锚一端有爪的铁矛，通常用绳子抛出并用来抓持和固定，尤指用于沿着边拖拽和固定敌船的那种
3. Don't let those grasping taxi-drivers charge you too much.
   不要让那些贪婪的出租汽车司机向你漫天要价。
4. Be careful. Those grasping taxi-drivers might charge you too much.
   ＂小心点，那些贪婪的出租汽车司机会向你漫天要价的。＂

grasp.ing

adj.（形容词）
Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious.
贪婪的：过分渴求物质攫取的；贪财的

【引伸】
grasp.ingly
adv.（副词）
grasp.ingness
n.（名词）