grab

つかむ、ひっつかむ

物を素早く手でつかんで取る。

やさしい英語で： To take something quickly with your hand.

• Grab your coat.
• She grabbed my arm as I passed.
• He grabbed his keys and ran outside.

類義語： snatch, seize

よく使う表現： grab something, grab a bag, grab someone’s arm, grab someone’s hand

大きく報道される

突然ニュースで大きく取り上げられる。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly receive a lot of attention in the news.

• The discovery grabbed headlines.
• Her surprise victory grabbed the headlines yesterday.
• Which stories will grab the headlines this week?

類義語： make headlines

よく使う表現： grab the headlines, grab headlines

つかもうとする

物をつかもうとして、素早く手を伸ばす。

やさしい英語で： To quickly reach towards something and try to take hold of it.

• She grabbed at the rope.
• He grabbed at a branch but missed.
• The child kept grabbing at my necklace.

使い方： grab at someone/something (He grabbed at my sleeve as I walked away.)

類義語： clutch at, reach for

よく使う表現： grab at something, grab at someone

つかむ動作

物をつかもうとして行う、とっさの動き。

やさしい英語で： A sudden movement to try to take hold of something.

• He made a grab for my bag.
• Her first grab missed the rope.
• A quick grab saved the phone from falling.

使い方： a grab for someone/something (She made a grab for the falling glass.)

類義語： snatch

よく使う表現： make a grab, grab for something