| 释义 |
snatch/snætʃ/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1 seize quickly, eagerly, or unexpectedly, esp. with outstretched hands (迅速、急切、意外地)抓住；攫取 2 steal (a wallet, handbag, etc.) 抢走(钱包、手提包等) 3 secure with difficulty (艰难地)获取 snatched an hour's rest 抓空休息一小时 4 (foll. by 后跟 away, from) take away or from, esp. suddenly (尤指突然)拿走，抓住 snatched away my hand 突然抓住我的手 5 (foll. by 后跟 from) rescue narrowly 勉强救出 snatched from the jaws of death 死里逃生 6 (foll. by 后跟 at)a try to seize by stretching or grasping suddenly 攫取，抢夺 b take (an offer etc.) eagerly 急切地接受(给予物) ●n. 1 an act of snatching 抢夺；抓住；攫取 made a snatch at it 伸手去抓它 2 a fragment of a song or talk etc. (歌曲或谈话等的)片段 caught a snatch of their conversation 听到他们的一段谈话 3 orig. US colloq. a kidnapping [源于美口]绑架 4 (prec. by 前接 the) (in weightlifting) the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement (举重中的)抓举 5 a short spell of activity etc. 一阵活动 □ in (or by) snatches in fits and starts 忽冷忽热地，一阵一阵地 □ snatcher n. (esp. in sense 3 of n. 尤用于名词释义 3)□ snatchy adj.[Middle English snecchen, sna(c)che, perhaps related to SNACK] |