nab
/næb/verb
(nabbed, nabbing)with obj.
1- informal catch (someone) doing something wrong〈非正式〉捉住; 逮住:
Olympic drug tests nabbed another athlete yesterday.
昨天奥林匹克药物检测又逮住了一个运动员。
1.1
- take or grab (something)攫取; 抢:
Dan nabbed the seat next to mine.
丹抢到了我旁边那个座位。
1.2
- steal偷。
词源
late 17th cent. (also as napp; compare with KIDNAP): of unknown origin.