snatch
verb
noun
snætʃ
verb
1
to
take
something
away
from
someone
with
a
quick,
often
violent,
movement
抢去，强夺，攫取;
The
thief
snatched
her
purse
and
ran.
小偷抢了她的钱包就跑。
snatch
sth
away/back
from
sb
Keith
snatches
toys
away
from
the
other
children.
基思从别的小孩那里把玩具抢走了。
2
to
take
someone
away
from
a
person
or
place,
especially
by
force
抓走，夺走〔某人〕
Vargas
was
snatched
from
his
home
by
two
armed
men.
瓦格斯被两名持枪男子从家中抓走。
3
to
quickly
get
something,
especially
sleep
or
rest,
because
you
do
not
have
very
much
time
抓紧时间〔做某事，尤指睡觉或休息〕;
I
managed
to
snatch
an
hour’s
sleep
on
the
train.
我在火车上抓紧时间睡了一小时。
4
to
quickly
put
out
your
hand
to
try
to
take
or
hold
something
伸手抓，伸手抢
Jessie
snatched
at
the
bag
but
I
pulled
it
away.
杰西伸手抓袋子，但我把它拉开了。
noun
5
a snatch of conversation/music/song etc
a
short
part
of
a
conversation,
song
etc
that
you
hear
谈话/音乐/歌曲等的片段
I
could
hear
snatches
of
the
conversation
from
across
the
room.
我在房间那头听到谈话的一些片段。
6
in snatches
for
short
periods
断断续续地
I
only
slept
in
snatches
during
the
night.
我夜里时睡时醒。
7
when
someone
quickly
takes
or
steals
something
抓; 抢; 夺
reports
of
a
bag
snatch
抢夺手提包的报道
8
a
very
offensive
word
for
a
woman’s
sex
organ.
Do
not
use
this
word.
[讳，非正式] 〔女性的〕阴部，屄
taboo informal