| 释义 |
snatched, ppl. a.|snætʃt|
[f. snatch v.]
Hurriedly or hastily obtained or taken.
1615G. Sandys Trav. i. 84 Full boules Of wine powr'd on; and goblets (gladding soules) Of blacke bloud, and snatcht [L. rapti] milke. 1834M. Edgeworth Helen (Rtldg.) 129 These snatched moments..enhanced the enjoyment. 1863Geo. Eliot Romola vi, I remember..a hastily snatched visit to Athens. 1892Pall Mall G. 25 Jan. 6/3 This is no snatched victory. |