来自grip的动名词形式。 比喻义心被抓住的，心被吸引的。

1. He worked the room like a politician, gripping hands, and slapping backs.

他又是握手，又是拍背，像个政客一样把一屋子的人都笼络了一番。

2. The film turned out to be a gripping thriller.

那部电影原来是部扣人心弦的惊悚片。

3. Pantieri went for him, gripping him by the throat.

潘蒂埃里扑向他，紧紧地扼住他的喉咙。

4. a gripping Victorian melodrama

动人心弦的维多利亚时代情节剧

5. a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon

他们沿亚马孙河而上的扣人心弦的描述