101.2. gy. C2 (példák)

embrace verb /ɪmˈbreɪs/ 3 ölel, megölel, átölel

She embraced him warmly.

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.

Phrasal verbs:

grasp at sth /grɑːsp/ kap vmi után

She grasped at bushes as she fell.

hold onto sth/sb /həʊld/ tart/nem enged el vmit, belekapaszkodik vmibe/vkibe

Hold onto the rope and don't let go.

Phrases and idioms:

let go (of sb/sth) elenged vkit/vmit (nem tart/fog tovább)

Hold onto the rope and don't let go!

I let go of the feather and it floated to the ground.

not touch sb/sth nem nyúl hozzá vkihez/vmihez (nem bánt vkit/nem tesz tönkre vmit)

Don't worry about them - they can't touch you.