snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

短语

发音

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词形变化

snatched victory from the jaws of defeat snatches victory from the jaws of defeat 三单 snatches victory from the jaws of defeat snatching victory from the jaws of defeat snatching victory from the jaws of defeat 现在分词 snatched victory from the jaws of defeat 过去式 snatched victory from the jaws of defeat 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment.

    习语

    2010, Liam Maloney, "Sligo snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat," Sligo Weekender (Sligo, Ireland). 16 February.

词源

The first recorded use of the phrase discovered to date is an article criticizing Representative James Seddon of Virginia for claiming that a regiment in the Mexican–American War had "snatched victory from the jaws of defeat."

来源：wiktionary