prehend
prehend — 動詞
- prehendpresent simple I / you / we / they
- prehends3rd person singular
- prehending-ing form
- prehendedpast simple
1. to catch something firmly and keep it in your grasp with a hand or another part
抓住
抓牢某物
to catch something firmly and keep it in your grasp with a hand or another part that can grip
Jisoo prehended the railing in the dark before she slipped.
Jisoo 在黑暗中抓住欄杆，才沒有滑倒。
formal/literary: prehend + physical object
The chimpanzee prehended a low branch and pulled itself onto the wall.
那隻黑猩猩抓住低枝，把自己拉上牆頭。
animal subject + prehend + object
Sahil prehended the loose rope and steadied the ladder for us.
Sahil 抓住鬆掉的繩子，替我們穩住梯子。
Eve prehended the hot pan with a thick kitchen cloth.
Eve 用厚厚的廚房布抓住熱鍋。
- prehend a rope
- prehend a rail
- prehend a branch
文法句型
prehend + noun phrase
用法筆記
Extremely rare as a standalone verb. In most modern contexts, writers choose grasp, seize, or hold instead.
常見錯誤
2. to catch a person and place them under official control, especially by police or
逮捕
將人逮住拘留
to catch a person and place them under official control, especially by police or guards
Town guards prehended the thief near the bridge before sunrise.
天亮前，鎮上的守衛在橋邊逮捕了那名小偷。
formal/legal: prehend + person
Border officers prehended two smugglers after their boat touched shore.
邊境人員在船靠岸後逮捕了兩名走私犯。
Detectives prehended the suspect outside the market during the evening rush.
傍晚人潮最擠時，探員在市場外逮捕了嫌犯。
prehend + suspect in report-style writing
By noon, the patrol had prehended the escaped prisoner in a grain shed.
到了中午，巡邏隊在穀倉裡逮住了那名逃犯。
- prehend a suspect
- prehend a thief
- prehend a fugitive
文法句型
prehend + person
用法筆記
Very rare as a standalone verb. In current English, apprehend is the normal verb for this meaning, especially in legal or police writing.