n.抢夺；一阵；一点点

v.夺取；抓住

The thief made a snatch at the woman's purse. 小偷试图抢夺那妇女的钱包。

He made a brave snatch at victory but failed. 他奋力争取胜利，但是失败了。

He has a snatch of sleep sitting in his chair. 他坐在椅子里稍睡片刻。

They put the snatch on him for a cut of the take. 他们强要他分给他们一分。

He snatched up his gun and fired. 他突然拿起枪来射击。

He would snatch eagerly at a plan. 他会热切地抓住这个计策。

I must learn to snatch at every chance to meet him. 我必须学会抓住一切机会同他见面。

snatch的基本意思是“抓取”,指用粗暴、突然、匆忙、不礼貌的手段从别处夺走或抓取某人或某物,强调的是抓的动作,而结果可能抓到了,也可能没抓到,含有鬼祟的意味。引申可指趁机、鬼祟、迅速地获取。

snatch可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语。

snatch还可用作名词,意思是“攫取”。