snatches

英 [ˈsnætʃɪz]

美 [ˈsnætʃɪz]

v.  一把抓起; 一下夺过; 夺去; 抢走; 偷窃; 抓紧时间做; 乘机获得
n.  (听到的)只言片语，音乐片段; 抓; 夺; 抢夺; 偷窃; (女性的)阴部
snatch的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 一把抓住;迅速地夺取
  If yousnatchsomething orsnatch atsomething, you take it or pull it away quickly.
  1. Mick snatched the cards from Archie's hand...
     米克一把夺过阿奇手里的牌。
  2. He snatched up the telephone...
     他迅速地抓起了话筒。
  3. The thin wind snatched at her skirt.
     一阵小风呼地吹起了她的裙子。
• VERB 强抢;夺走
  If somethingis snatchedfrom you, it is stolen, usually using force. If a personis snatched, they are taken away by force.
  1. If your bag is snatched, let it go...
     要是有人抢你的包，就让他拿去。
  2. Mr Hillman was snatched by kidnappers last Thursday.
     上周四希尔曼先生被绑匪劫走了。
• VERB 抓住(机会);抓紧时间(吃东西、休息等);抽空做
  If yousnatchan opportunity, you take it quickly. If yousnatchsomething to eat or a rest, you have it quickly in between doing other things.
  1. I snatched a glance at the mirror...
     我乘机瞥了一眼镜子。
  2. You can even snatch a few hours off...
     你甚至可以抓紧时间休息几个小时。
  3. He was going out for a run, then snatching a piece of toast and a cup of coffee.
     他准备出去跑步，然后抽空吃上一片面包，喝上一杯咖啡。
• VERB 侥幸获得(胜利);险胜
  If yousnatchvictory in a competition, you defeat your opponent by a small amount or just before the end of the contest.
  1. The American came from behind to snatch victory by a mere eight seconds...
     美国人后来居上，仅以 8 秒钟的优势赢得了胜利。
  2. Chesterfield snatched a third goal.
     切斯特菲尔德攻入第三粒进球。
• N-COUNT (谈话或歌曲的)片段
  Asnatch ofa conversation or a song is a very small piece of it.
  1. I heard snatches of the conversation.
     我听见了一点谈话内容。
• 反败为胜/反胜为败
  If someonesnatches victory from the jaws of defeat, they win when it seems that they are certain to lose. If someonesnatches defeat from the jaws of victory, they lose when it seems that they are certain to win.

双语例句

• It's only a matter of time before he snatches up another kid.
  去拐骗其他孩子只是个时间的问题。
• The sights he had seen there, with brief snatches of food and sleep by intervals, shall remain untold.
  他决定对他在那儿所见到的景象，包括仓促进餐和睡眠在内，只字不提。
• On the train, we sleep in snatches.
  在火车上我们断断续续的睡着。
• When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
  凡听见天国道里不明白的，那恶者就来，把所撒在他心里的夺去了。
• Our know-it-all managed to catch only snatches of the conversation but was determined to include herself anyway.
  我们的百事通抓住了谈话的只言片语，就决定自己无论如何也要掺合进去。
• Sleep came to him in brief snatches.
  他时睡时醒。
• He had passionate snatches.
  他觉得感情上有一种失落感。
• He told the jury that on the night of the tenth he had been so drunk he could only remember what had happened in little isolated snatches.
  安迪告诉陪审团，在10号那天晚上，他喝得醉醺醺的，对发生的一切只零星地有所记忆。
• They did the work by snatches.
  他们断断续续地做工作。
• A few jokes and snatches of humorous verse, sold to the New York weeklies, made existence barely possible for him.
  卖给纽约几家周刊的几个笑话和几首俏皮诗使他得以苟延残喘。