engage in combat with
與…戰(zhàn)斗
British forces never came to grips with the enemy.
英國部隊從未與敵人交過手。
[usu. in imperative](informal)keep or recover one's self-control
(非正式)保持（或恢復(fù)）自控能力，控制住自己
get a grip, guys!.
冷靜點，伙計們。
take control of
控制，支配
hypochondria began to take a grip on him.
他開始陷入莫名的憂郁之中。
dominated or affected by something undesirable or adverse
受…的控制（或支配）
Britain was in the grip of a nostalgia boom.
英國被突然盛行的懷舊情結(jié)所控制。
become unable to understand or control one's situation
變得無法認清自己的處境；失去控制自己處境的能力
an elderly person who seems to be losing his grip.
一位似乎已對自己的處境不知所措的老人。