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| /snætʃ/ |
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| 1 | to pull or take something away quickly 抢；攫取；夺走 |
| Her brother snatched the letter and tore it open. 她的哥哥一把夺过那封信，把它撕开。 |
| Katherine angrily snatched her hand out of his grasp. 凯瑟琳气愤地把被他紧紧抓住的手快速地抽了回来。 |
| | 1a | to quickly steal something from someone 抢夺；抢劫 | | Someone snatched my bag on the train. 火车上有人把我的包抢走了。 | |
| | 1b | to quickly take a person away , usually by force （强行）带走，强夺，抓走（某人） | | A newborn baby was snatched from a hospital ward. 一个新生儿被人从医院病房掳走了。 | |
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| 2 | to take the opportunity to do something quickly 抓住机会做（某事） |
| They managed to snatch a few hours’ sleep. 他们设法抓紧时间睡了几小时。 |
| I snatched a glance at my watch. 我迅速看了一下表。 |
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| 3 | to manage to get something that you almost did not get 夺取 |
| They snatched victory with a goal in the last minute. 他们在最后一刻射入一球获得胜利。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | snatch sth from sb’ s grasp
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| to manage to prevent someone from getting something |
| 设法阻止某人得到某物 |
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