take: is a general term appliable to any manner of getting something in one's possesion or control: ~ some salad from the bowl.  


seize: implies a sudden and forcible effort in getting hold of something tangible OR in apprehending something fleeting and elusive when intangible: ~d the crook as he tried to escape.       (fleeting短暂拦不住can't hold back: fleeting moments of joy短暂的快乐, elusive难捉摸抓不到can't seize: 如the theory of Relativity was elusive at the time相对论当时难理解)


grasp: stresses a laying hold of so as to have firmly in possession: grasp the handle and pull.


clutch: suggests avidity and anxiety in seizing or grasping and may imply failure in taking or holding: frantically ~ing the bush at the edge of the cliff.


snatch: suggests a more sudden or quick action: ~ a doughnut before running out the door; and may carry a connotation of stealth: ~ a purse.  (=donut炸面圈)


grab: implies roughness and rudeness and often implies arrogant or vulgar disregard for the rights of others: roughly ~ her by the arm.


take取得: 通用，可表示任何得到或控制，seize用力抓: 表示突然用力去抓有形或无形难捉摸的东西，grasp牢牢掌握: 形容抓握的牢靠(firmly in possession)，clutch狂抓: 形容贪婪或焦虑，可能失败，snatch突然抓住: 表示动作突然快速，或偷摸(stealth偷偷不让发现)，grab抓抢: 形容动作粗鲁(rough粗糙rude粗鲁arrogant高傲vulgar粗俗) 不顾他人，如power grab夺权land grab夺地。


记忆方法: 1）首字母TSG CSG想成Get ThemeS, Get ContentS: 领会主题和内容<==抓住文章意涵


         2）抓住的意思是用手抓住以得到某物mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand. (catch抓捕)