• adj. 扣人心弦的；引人注意的；令人全神貫注的
• v. 扣人心弦（grip的ing形式）；握緊

來自grip的動名詞形式。 比喻義心被抓住的，心被吸引的。

gripping (adj.)

"grasping the emotions," 1896, figurative use of present participle adjective from grip (v.).

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

他又是握手，又是拍背，像個政客一樣把一屋子的人都籠絡了一番。

來自柯林斯例句

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

那部電影原來是部扣人心弦的驚悚片。

來自柯林斯例句

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

潘蒂埃里撲向他，緊緊地扼住他的喉嚨。

來自柯林斯例句

4. a gripping Victorian melodrama

動人心弦的維多利亞時代情節劇

來自《權威詞典》

5. a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon

他們沿亞馬孫河而上的扣人心弦的描述

來自《權威詞典》