seize /si:z/ vt. 1. 捉，抓住(可用于引伸意义)：The policeman seize the thief by the sleeve. 警察抓住了小偷的袖子。We should seize the good chance. 我们应当抓住这个好机会。I can’t quite seize your meaning. 我不太领会你的意思。 2.夺取：The angry peasants rose and seized food and arms.愤怒的农民奋起夺取粮食和武器。3. 用于短语动词seize (up)on（因有利而高兴）使用：Her story was seized upon by the press.她的故事让新闻界抓去了。seize up 停止正常作业或运作：I couldn’t get my suitcase open because the lock had completely seized up.我无法打开我的手提箱，因为上面的锁完全不灵了。
［辨析］与grasp, grab和snatch6 辨见grasp
seizure /ˈsi:ʒə/ n. [u] 抓住，夺取；封查，扣押：the seizure of the Assembly building会议大楼的攻占 Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。The Act confers powers of entry, search and seizure on the police.该法案授予警察入室、搜查和扣押的权力。
