gripping

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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。
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。
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。
a gripping Victorian melodrama
动人心弦的维多利亚时代情节剧
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

Something that is gripping is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely.

If you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly.
A grip is a firm, strong hold on something.
Someone's grip on something is the power and control they have over it.
If something grips you, it affects you very strongly.
If you are gripped by something such as a story or a series of events, your attention is concentrated on it and held by it.
gripping
If things such as shoes or car tyres have grip, they do not slip.
If you come to grips with a problem, you consider it seriously, and start taking action to deal with it.
If you get a grip on yourself, you make an effort to control or improve your behaviour or work.
If a person, group, or place is in the grip of something, they are being severely affected by it.
If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
If you say that someone has a grip on reality, you mean they recognize the true situation and do not have mistaken ideas about it.
a part by which an object is grasped handle (Also called handgrip)
&rarra variant spelling of grippe