cat/catch/grasp/seize/snatch/scratch/hold/abandon/give up
记忆：
1. cat n. 猫 The play Cats is popular worldwide. 话剧《猫》受到全世界的欢迎。
2. rat n. 老鼠, 家鼠 The rat is most disgusting. 老鼠非常讨厌。
3. cat， 猫，ch, 拼音“吃”， catch 猫吃东西是抓的，To capture or seize, especially after a chase.抓。The boy was caught stealing apples from the tree.小男孩在偷树商的苹果时被抓住了。 catch a train/bus 乘火车/汽车 catch sb by the arm抓住某人的手臂 catch up with sb赶上某人 catch sb doing sth 抓住某人作某事。
4. grasp To take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand. vt.抓住, 抓紧, 掌握, 领会 The boy grasped his mother’s hand and wouldn’t let it go.男孩抓住他妈妈的手不放。 格言： Grasp all, lose all. 什么都想抓，什么都抓不住。
5. seize [si:z] To grasp suddenly and forcibly n.抓住(用劲), 逮住, 夺取 Some local forces were trying to seize the control of the town. 一些当地的军队要争夺城市的控制权。
6. snatch To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly n.攫取（很快） The thief snatched the lady’s purse and ran away.那小偷抢过这女士的钱包跑了。
7. scratch To make a thin, shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument. n. 乱写, 抓痕, 擦伤 vt. 乱涂, 勾抹掉, 擦, 刮 That cat will scratch you with its claws.那猫会永爪子抓伤你的。
8. hold n.把握, vt.拿着, 保存, 占据 Hold on, and I will give you his number. 别挂，我给你他的号码。
9. abandon a-ban-d-on 一件a禁止ban做d下去on的事，只好放弃（注意后面的动词要用-ing形式）We can’t abandon our rights we deserve by law. 我们不能放弃法律赋予我们的权利。
10. give up 放弃（注意后面的动词要用-ing形式） You’d better give up smoking at once. 你最好马上戒烟。
另类阅读：
When a cat catches a rat, it will hold it and play with it. It’s not easy to seize the rat from it. It won’t abandon/give it up easily.