snatch
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they snatch | |
he / she / it snatches | |
past simple snatched | |
past participle snatched | |
-ing form snatching |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to take something quickly and often rudely or roughly synonym grab一把抓起;一下夺过 - 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 ExamplesShe 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 Dictionaryadverb- almost
- quickly
- away
- …
- try to
- at
- from
- out of
- …
- snatch something (+ adv./prep.)
- [transitive] snatch somebody/something (from somebody/something)
to take somebody/something away from a person or place, especially by force synonym steal夺去;抢走;偷窃 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。
- [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
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 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.在最后一刻反败为胜