snatch[snætʃ]

• vi.
  • 抢夺，攫取 (at):

    to snatch at something

    抢夺某物

  • 一下子抓住；很快接受：

    When rolling down the hill, he snatched at a rock.

    在向山下滚的过程中，他一把抓住了一块岩石。

    to snatch at one's invitation

    马上就答应了某人的邀请

• vt.
  • 抢，夺；夺得：

    to snatch someone's money

    抢走某人的钱财

  • 突然抓取；一下子拉住：

    to snatch a stick from the ground

    从地上突然拾起一根木棍

    He was about to fall from the boat when he was snatched by his father.

    就在刚要跌下船的一瞬间，他被他的父亲一下子拉住了。

  • 及时救助，抢救出：

    He snatched the baby from the fire.

    他从大火中抢救出了那个婴孩。

  • 抽空做；抓住机会做：

    to snatch half an hour of sleep

    抽空睡半个小时

    to snatch a meal

    抓紧时间吃顿饭

  • [俚语] 绑架；抓走：

    to snatch a little girl

    绑架了一个小女孩

    Tom’s neighbour was snatched by the FBI.

    汤姆的邻居被联邦调查局抓走了。

• n.
  • 攫取，抢夺；夺取
  • (突然的)抓取；猛地一拉
  • 小量；点滴，片断
  • [常用复数] 片刻，短时
  • [俚语] 绑架，抓走
  • [英国俚语] 抢劫(案)
  • 【举重】抓举[参较 clean and jerk]
  • [俚语、粗俗语] (女性的)阴部；阴道
• 近义词:

  take

• 短语:
  • by (或in)snatches 断断续续地
  • make a snatch at something 试图抢到某物，伸手攫取某物