snaffle
verb[IorT]
UKinformaluk/ˈsnæf.əl/us/ˈsnæf.əl/to take somethingquicklyfor yourself, in a way thatpreventssomeoneelsefrom having or using it:
攫取,窃取,独占Who's snaffled mypen?谁拿走了我的钢笔?
Martha snaffled(=ate)all thepeanutsbefore thepartyhadevenbegun!玛莎在聚会开始前就吃光了所有的花生!
Thecompanygrewby snafflingupseveralsmallerbusinesses.这家公司是靠一气吞并几家小公司而发展起来的。
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piracy
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- rustle
- rustling
- snarf
- snitch
snaffle
noun[C]
uk/ˈsnæf.əl/us/ˈsnæf.əl/atypeofbit(= ametalbarheldin a horse'smouthtocontrolit)usually with ajointin themiddle
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Horse riding
- bridle
- canter
- cinch
- curry
- endurance rider
- endurance riding
- equestrianism
- eventer
- gait
- girth
- high-spirited
- jib
- jodhpurs
- mounted
- pony trekking
- rein
- saddle-sore
- sidesaddle
- silk
- toreador