2VERB [usually passive]强抢;夺走 If something is snatched from you, it is stolen, usually using force. If a person is snatched, they are taken away by force. 强抢;夺走
If your bag is snatched, let it go. [beVERB-ed]
要是有人抢你的包,就让他拿去。
Mr Hillman was snatched by kidnappers last Thursday. [beVERB-ed]
上周四希尔曼先生被绑匪劫走了。
snatcher
Wealthy tourists are tempting targets for bag snatchers.
富有的游客很容易成为抢包贼的目标。
3VERB 抓住(机会);抓紧时间(吃东西、休息等);抽空做 If you snatch an opportunity, you take it quickly. If you snatch something to eat or a rest, you have it quickly in between doing other things. 抓住(机会);抓紧时间(吃东西、休息等);抽空做
I snatched a glance at the mirror. [VERB noun]
我乘机瞥了一眼镜子。
You can even snatch a few hours off. [VERB noun]
你甚至可以抓紧时间休息几个小时。
He was going out for a run, then snatching a piece of toast and a cup of coffee. [VERB noun]
他准备出去跑步,然后抽空吃上一片面包,喝上一杯咖啡。
4VERB 侥幸获得(胜利);险胜 If you snatch victory in a competition, you defeat your opponent by a small amount or just before the end of the contest. 侥幸获得(胜利);险胜
The American came from behind to snatch victory by a mere eight seconds. [VERB noun]
6PHRASE [VERB inflects]反败为胜/反胜为败 If someone snatches victory from the jaws of defeat, they win when it seems that they are certain to lose. If someone snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, they lose when it seems that they are certain to win. 反败为胜/反胜为败 [journalism]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SNATCH | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief片段VERB + SNATCH➤catch, hear, overhear聽到幾句話;無意中聽到只言片語◇We caught snatches of conversation from the room next door.我們斷斷續續地聽到隔壁房間裏的幾句談話。➤hum, sing哼幾句;唱幾句◇He was humming a snatch of a song from 'Cabaret'.他哼唱了幾句電影《歌廳》的插曲。PREPOSITION➤in snatches斷斷續續地◇She learned to sleep in brief snatches.她學會了插空小睡片刻。PHRASES➤a snatch of conversation, a snatch of dialogue, a snatch of music, a snatch of song談話/對話/音樂/歌曲的片段snatch
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ADVERB | VERB + SNATCH | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤almost幾乎抓住▸➤quickly快速抓住▸➤away, back, up迅速奪走;迅速奪回;快速抓起◇She snatched her hand back.她一下子把手抽回來。◇She leaped to her feet, snatching up her bag.她跳了起來,迅速抓起包。VERB + SNATCH➤try to試圖搶奪◇Someone tried to snatch her purse.有人要搶她的錢包。PREPOSITION➤at伸手抓⋯◇He snatched at her arm as she walked past.她走過時,他伸手去抓她的胳膊。➤from從⋯奪走◇She almost snatched the letter from my hand.她差點兒把信從我手裏搶了過去。➤out of從⋯裏奪走◇I snatched it out of his hands.我一把從他手裏把它奪走。