snatch
verb[T]
uk/snætʃ/us/snætʃ/snatchverb[T](TAKE QUICKLY)
C2
to takeholdof somethingsuddenlyandroughly:
夺走，抢走He snatched thephotosout of myhandbefore I had achancetolookat them.我还没来得及看，他就一把抢走了我手里的照片。
figurativeRunning thebestraceof hiscareer, Fletcher snatched(= only justwon)thegoldmedalfrom theCanadianchampion.弗莱彻跑出了他职业生涯中的最好成绩，从加拿大冠军手中夺走了金牌。
to take something or someone away byforce:
绑架；抢劫The six-year-oldgirlwas snatched from aplaygroundand herbodywasfoundtwodayslater.那名6岁的女孩在游乐场被绑架了，两天后尸体被发现。
She had herpursesnatched(=stolen)while she wasshopping.她买东西的时候，钱包被抢走了。
Synonyms
abduct(TAKE A PERSON)
kidnap
to take something from someone
- takeHe offered her the microphone but she wouldn't take it.
- take hold ofGet ready to take hold of the baton as the next runner approaches.
- snatchHe snatched the letter out of my hands before I could read it.
- stealThe car was stolen from right outside our house.
- pinchA thief pinched his wallet and phone.
- seizeFederal agents seized two computers.
to do or get somethingquicklybecause you only have ashortamountoftime:
快速做，抓紧时间做Maybe you'll beableto snatch acoupleofhours'sleepbeforedinner.也许你能在晚餐前抓紧睡上几个小时。
- Don't snatch, Isabel!
- He snatched thephonefrom myhand.
- She snatched theparcelandtoreinto it.
- Lara snatched thechocolatefrom myhandand put it to hermouth.
- Herhandbagwas snatched from her in thestreet.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- repo
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
Idiom
snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)
Phrasal verb
snatch atsomething
snatch
noun[C]
uk/snætʃ/us/snætʃ/snatchnoun[C](TAKE QUICKLY)
theactionoftryingto take somethingquicklyandforcefully:
抢，夺Ifeltsomeone behind memakea snatch at mybag.我感到身后有人试图抢走我的包。
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- repo
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
snatchnoun[C](SHORT PART)
ashortpartof something:
片断；只言片语Itriedtohearwhat they were saying, but I onlymanagedtocatcha few snatchesofconversation.我竭力想听清他们的谈话，但只听到了一些只言片语。
Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- biomarker
- cartridge
- cell
- chunk
- modularity
- modularized
- moiety
- multi-branched
- multi-component
- panel
- piece
- sub
- subscale
- subscience
- subsection
- subsegment
- tranche
- unit
snatchnoun[C](SEX ORGAN)
offensiveforthevagina
（冒犯性用语）阴道