| 单词 | snatch |
| 释义 | snatch v. & n. --vtr. 1. seize quickly, eagerly, or unexpectedly, esp. with outstretched hands. 2. steal (a wallet, handbag, etc.). 3. secure with difficulty (snatched an hour's rest). 4. (foll. by away, from) take away or from esp. suddenly (snatched away my hand). 5. (foll. by from) rescue narrowly (snatched from the jaws of death). 6. (foll. by at) a try to seize by stretching or grasping suddenly. b take (an offer etc.) eagerly. --n 1. an act of snatching (made a snatch at it). 2. a fragment of a song or talk etc. (caught a snatch of their conversation). 3. US sl. a kidnapping. 4. (in weight-lifting) the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head. 5. a short spell of activity etc. Phrases and idioms in (or by) snatches in fits and starts. Derivatives snatcher n. (esp. in sense 3 of n.). snatchy adj. Etymology: ME snecchen, sna(c)che, perh. rel. to SNACK |
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