
n.搶奪;一陣;一點點
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。
用作動詞 (v.)He snatched up his gun and fired. 他突然拿起槍來射擊。
He would snatch eagerly at a plan. 他會熱切地抓住這個計策。
I must learn to snatch at every chance to meet him. 我必須學(xué)會抓住一切機(jī)會同他見面。
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)的是抓的動作,而結(jié)果可能抓到了,也可能沒抓到,含有鬼祟的意味。引申可指趁機(jī)、鬼祟、迅速地獲取。
snatch可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,后接名詞或代詞作賓語。
snatch還可用作名詞,意思是“攫取”。
n.搶奪者;誘拐者
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