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

• He whistled and sang snatches of songs
  他吹口哨并唱了几段小曲。
• Sometimes I overheard snatches of their talk.
  有时候我无意听到他们谈话的一些片段。
• 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。
• 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。
• In between, they had snatches of private talk.
  在这中间，他们有时私下谈上几句。
• We heard snatches of radio bulletins about officials preparing for bad weather but my husband and I decided to press on with our plan to go skiing at Yabuli, where China's ski team practises.
  我们听到一些广播片段，说官方正在为恶劣天气做准备，但我和老公决定坚持我们的计划，去亚布力滑雪场滑雪，那里是中国滑雪队的训练场。
• 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。
• There were a few snatches of music between the scenes in the play.
  在这部戏的剧幕之间穿插了一些音乐片段。
• Through the open windows snatches of melody float on the night air.
  乐曲断断续续地从敞开的窗户中飘出，在夜空中回荡。
• 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。