A wave of cold and snowy weather continues to grip Europe, grounding airplanes, trains and cars and causing dozens of deaths.

grip: of an emotion or a situation 情緒或形勢 to have a powerful effect on somebody/something 對...產生強有力的影響

I was gripped by a feeling of panic. 我驚恐萬狀.

Terrorism has gripped the country for the past two years. 兩年來恐怖主義一直籠罩著這個國家.

Britons shivering through one of the coldest winters to hit the United Kingdom in decades got no reprieve from Mother Nature on Sunday. Channel 4 and other British media delivered more bad news - including weather-related deaths.

reprieve: a delay before something bad happens 延緩;緩解

Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure.
活動家們為這家受關閉威脅的醫院贏得了喘息的機會.