snatch

snatch
verb
  1. [with obj.]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。
    a victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.
    险中求胜。
    ■(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。
    ■[no obj.](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。
    ■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。
    ■[no obj.](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。
noun
  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。
    ■a short spell of doing something
    片刻，一会
    brief snatches of sleep.
    打了个盹。
    ■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。
    ■(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
snatcher
noun
  1. 抢包的人
    [in combination]a bag-snatcher.
snatchy
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English sna(c)che (verb) 'suddenly snap at', (noun) 'a snare'; perhaps related to snack
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