vt.

1. 抓住；捉住
   The police seized an escaping convict.

   警察抓住了一个在逃犯。

   He seized her hand and shook it heartily.

   他拉住她的手高兴地握着。

2. 夺取；攻占
   The enemy seized the town after a violent attack.

   敌人猛攻后占领了这个城镇。

3. 逮捕；掳获
4. 没收；扣押；查封
   The customs officers seized the smuggled heroin.

   海关官员没收了走私的海洛因。

5. 抓住（时机等），利用
   He seized the chance of a trip to Singapore.

   他抓住那次去新加坡旅行的机会。

6. 掌握，理解
7. （疾病）侵袭；（情绪）支配，控制[H][（+by/with）]
   He was seized with a slight attack of fever.

   他有一点发烧。

   He was suddenly seized with panic.

   他突然惊恐万分。

8. 【律】依法占有

vi.

1. 抓住，捉住；夺取[（+on/upon）]
   We seized on his remark and regarded it as a promise.

   我们抓住他的话，把它当作是一种承诺。

2. 利用[（+on/upon）]
3. （机器等因受压等）卡住，咬住

v.

1. take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
   ▸take forcible possession of.
   ▸(of the police or another authority) take possession of by warrant or legal right.
2. take (an opportunity) eagerly and decisively.
   ▸ (seize on/upon) take eager advantage of.
3. affect suddenly or acutely.
4. (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become jammed.
5. (also seise) (be seized of) English Law  be in legal possession of.
   ▸historical have or receive freehold possession of (property).
   ▸be aware or informed of.