snatch

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n. 抢夺, 攫取, 片断 vt. 夺取, 攫取 vi. 想抢走, 攫取

发音

US /snæt͡ʃ/

词形变化

snatches 复数 snatches snatch'd snatched snatches 三单 snatchest snatcheth snatching snatcht snatching 现在分词 snatched 过去式 snatched 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

抢夺;抓举;小量

when someone quickly takes or steals something

动词

夺得;抽空做;及时救助

动词

抢走;很快接受

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A quick grab or catch.

    The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.

  2. 2.

    A short period.

  3. 3.

    A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.

    抓举

    体育
  4. 4.

    A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.

    I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window.

  5. 5.

    The vulva.

    俚语 粗俗
  6. 6.

    Rapid, uncommanded jerking or oscillation of the ailerons of some aircraft at high Mach numbers, resulting from shock wave formation at transonic speeds.

    航空 商务 工程
  7. 7.

    A brief period of exertion.

    过时
  8. 8.

    A catching of the voice.

    过时
  9. 9.

    A hasty snack; a bite to eat.

    过时
  10. 10.

    A quibble.

    过时
v.
  1. 1.

    To grasp and remove quickly.

    抢走

    抢夺

    及物

    He snatched up the phone.

    She snatched the letter out of the secretary's hand.

  2. 2.

    To attempt to seize something suddenly.

    不及物

    to snatch at a rope

  3. 3.

    To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.

    及物

    to snatch a kiss

    1731-1735, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays when half our knowledge we must snatch, not take

  4. 4.

    To steal.

    夺走

    偷走

    非正式 及物

    Someone has just snatched my purse!

  5. 5.

    To take (a victory) at the last moment.

    比喻 非正式 及物 引申义
  6. 6.

    To do something quickly in the limited time available.

    非正式 及物

    He snatched a sandwich before catching the train.

    He snatched a glimpse of her while her mother had her back turned.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English snacchen, snecchen (“to snap; seize”), from Old English *snæċċan, *sneċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *snakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *snakjaną (“to whiff, sniff, catch wind of; to taste-test, nibble”), related to Proto-Germanic *snakōną (“to breathe, blow, sigh”) and *snakkōną (“to blather, jabber, chatter”). Cognate with Middle Dutch snacken (“to snap [of a dog]”), Norwegian Nynorsk snaka (“to snatch [of animals]”). Related also to Dutch snakken (“to sob, pant, long for”), Low German snacken (“to chatter”), German schnacken (“to chat”), Danish snakke (“to chat”) and Norwegian snakke (“to chat”). Related to snack.

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