形容词

1. 一味攫取的；贪婪的；吝啬的
If you describe someone as grasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it.

1. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Synonym: taking holdseizingprehension

2. understanding with difficulty

e.g. the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings