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1- quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way一把抓起（某物）, 夺：
she snatched a biscuit from the plate
她从盘子里一下子抓走了一块饼干
figurative a victory snatched from the jaws of defeat
〈喻〉反败为胜。
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- informal steal (something) or kidnap (someone), typically by seizing or grabbing suddenly〈非正式〉（尤指迅速突然地）偷（东西）; 绑架：
a mission to snatch Winston Churchill.
绑架丘吉尔的任务。
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snatch at
hastily or ineffectually attempt to seize (something)（迅速地或未能成功地）试图抓住： she snatched at the handle.
她试图抓住把手。
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- quickly secure or obtain (something) when a chance presents itself抓住机会：
snatching a few hours' sleep.
抓紧时间睡几个小时。
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snatch at
eagerly take or accept (an offer or opportunity)急切地接受（邀请, 机会）： I snatched at the chance.
我急着要抓住这个机会。
1
- an act of snatching or quickly seizing something抢夺; 抓取：
a quick snatch of breath.
赶紧吸了一口气。
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- a short spell of doing something片刻, 一会：
brief snatches of sleep.
断断续续不安稳的睡眠。
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- a fragment of song or talk（歌曲或谈话的）片段：
picking up snatches of conversation.
听到了对话的只言片语。
1.3
- informal a kidnapping or theft〈非正式〉绑架; 偷窃。
2
- Weightlifting the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement【举重】抓举。
3
- vulgar slang a woman's genitals〈粗俚〉女性生殖器。
派生词
snatcher
noun抢包的人
snatchy
adjective词源
Middle English sna(c)che (verb) 'suddenly snap at', (noun) 'a snare'; perhaps related to SNACK.