snatch

verb

/snætʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they snatch	/snætʃ/ /snætʃ/
he / she / it snatches	/ˈsnætʃɪz/ /ˈsnætʃɪz/
past simple snatched	/snætʃt/ /snætʃt/
past participle snatched	/snætʃt/ /snætʃt/
-ing form snatching	/ˈsnætʃɪŋ/ /ˈsnætʃɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive, intransitive] to take something quickly and often rudely or roughly一把抓起；一下夺过 synonym grab
- snatch something (+ adv./prep.) She managed to snatch the gun from his hand.她设法从他手里夺过了枪。
- Gordon snatched up his jacket and left the room.戈登一把抓起上衣，出了房间。
- (+ adv./prep.) Hey, you kids! Don't all snatch!嗨，孩子们！别抢啊！
Extra Examples
- She almost snatched the letter from my hand.她差点儿把信从我手里抢了过去。
- She leaped to her feet, snatching up her bag.她跳了起来，迅速抓起包。
- She snatched her hand back.她一下子把手抽回来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- almost
- quickly
- away
- …
verb + snatch
- try to
preposition
- at
- from
- out of
- …
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[transitive] snatch somebody/something (from somebody/something) to take somebody/something away from a person or place, especially by force夺去；抢走；偷窃 synonym steal
- The raiders snatched $100 from the cash register.劫匪从现金出纳机里抢走了 100 美元。
- The baby was snatched from its parents' car.婴儿是从父母的车上被抢走的。
- Someone tried to snatch her purse.有人要抢她的钱包。
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[transitive] snatch something to take or get something quickly, especially because you do not have much time抓紧时间做；乘机获得
- I managed to snatch an hour's sleep.我偷空儿睡了一小时的觉。
- The team snatched a dramatic victory in the last minute of the game.该队在比赛的最后一分钟戏剧性地获胜。

Word OriginMiddle English sna(c)che (verb) ‘suddenly snap at’, (noun) ‘a snare’; perhaps related to snack.

Idioms

snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

to win something even though it seemed up until the last moment that you would lose 在最后一刻反败为胜The idiom is often reversed for humorous effect to show that a person or team were expected to win, but then lost at the last moment, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

snatch

noun

/snætʃ/

Idioms

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a very small part of a conversation or some music that you hear（听到的）只言片语，音乐片段 synonym snippet
- a snatch of music音乐片段
- I only caught snatches of the conversation.我只听到谈话的只言片语。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
verb + snatch
- catch
- hear
- overhear
- …
preposition
- in snatches
phrases
- a snatch of conversation
- a snatch of dialogue
- a snatch of music
- …
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an act of moving your hand very quickly to take or steal something抓；夺；抢夺；偷窃
- a bag snatch抢夺手提包
- to make a snatch at something抢夺某物
(taboo, slang) an offensive word for a woman’s outer sex organs（女性的）阴部