n.搶奪；一陣；一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)

v.奪取；抓住

The thief made a snatch at the woman's purse. 小偷試圖搶奪那婦女的錢包。

He made a brave snatch at victory but failed. 他奮力爭(zhēng)取勝利，但是失敗了。

He has a snatch of sleep sitting in his chair. 他坐在椅子里稍睡片刻。

They put the snatch on him for a cut of the take. 他們強(qiáng)要他分給他們一分。

He snatched up his gun and fired. 他突然拿起槍來(lái)射擊。

He would snatch eagerly at a plan. 他會(huì)熱切地抓住這個(gè)計(jì)策。

I must learn to snatch at every chance to meet him. 我必須學(xué)會(huì)抓住一切機(jī)會(huì)同他見面。

snatch的基本意思是“抓取”,指用粗暴、突然、匆忙、不禮貌的手段從別處奪走或抓取某人或某物,強(qiáng)調(diào)的是抓的動(dòng)作,而結(jié)果可能抓到了,也可能沒(méi)抓到,含有鬼祟的意味。引申可指趁機(jī)、鬼祟、迅速地獲取。

snatch可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),后接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ)。

snatch還可用作名詞,意思是“攫取”。