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seize on

/ˈsiːz ɒn/ /ˈsiːz ɔn/

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verb

Схватить, ухватить

To grasp or take hold of (an object) suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.

Examples :

"The cat saw the string dangling and immediately seized on it, batting it with its paws. "

Кот увидел свисающую нитку и немедленно схватил ее, ударяя по ней лапами.

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verb

Воспользоваться, ухватиться за, принять

To take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to (a plan, idea, ideology, cause, practice, method, etc.); to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.

Examples :

"I heard her ideas and seized upon them immediately."

Я услышал ее идеи и немедленно ухватился за них.

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verb

Воспользоваться, ухватиться

To take possession of or claim (an idea, person, event, etc.) as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.

Examples :

"After the controversy of her public statement, she has been the darling of right-wing groups who have seized upon her as the poster child of their cause."

После скандала вокруг ее публичного заявления она стала любимицей правых групп, которые ухватились за нее как за символ своего дела.

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