The thug grappled him around the neck.是什么意思？

The thug grappled him around the neck.

那个歹徒抓住了他的脖子.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

thug

n. 暴徒，恶棍，凶手，刺客；

例句
...the young thug who stands eyeball-to-eyeball with his victim.
与受害人对峙的那个小混混儿

grappled

v. 抓住( grapple的过去式和过去分词 )，搏斗，与…格斗，努力应付困境（或解决难题）；

例句
They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

around

adv. 大约，旋转，到处，四处，在周围；prep. 围绕，在附近，前后，左右，在…周围；

例句
He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers...
他从未为了迎合摄影师而搂住妻子。

neck

n. 颈，脖子，衣领，海峡，[地]岩颈；vi. 搂着脖子亲吻，相拥互吻，变狭窄；vt. 使变细，与…搂著脖子亲吻，割颈杀死（家禽等）；

例句
Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems.
姿势不当会导致颈部疼痛、头痛和呼吸困难。