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]