snatch
verb [ T ] uk/snætʃ/ us/snætʃ/
(TAKE QUICKLY)
C2 夺走，抢走
to take hold of something suddenly and roughly
He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them. 我还没来得及看，他就一把抢走了我手里的照片。
figurative Running the best race of his career, Fletcher snatched (= only just won) the gold medal from the Canadian champion. 弗莱彻跑出了他职业生涯中的最好成绩，从加拿大冠军手中夺走了金牌。
绑架;抢劫
to take something or someone away by force
The six-year-old girl was snatched from a playground and her body was found two days later. 那名6岁的女孩在游乐场被绑架了，两天后尸体被发现。
She had her purse snatched (= stolen) while she was shopping. 她买东西的时候，钱包被抢走了。
快速做，抓紧时间做
to do or get something quickly because you only have a short amount of time
Maybe you'll be able to snatch a couple of hours' sleep before dinner. 也许你能在晚餐前抓紧睡上几个小时。
- More examples
- Don't snatch, Isabel!
- He snatched the phone from my hand.
- She snatched the parcel and tore into it.
- Lara snatched the chocolate from my hand and put it to her mouth.
- Her handbag was snatched from her in the street.
Idiom
snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)idiom 出人意料地反败为胜，在最后时刻取得胜利
to win at the last moment possible, when it had previously seemed certain that you were going to lose
Phrasal verb
snatch at something 伸手抓;试图夺
to try to take hold of something
A man snatched at my bag, but he didn't get it. 一个男的试图一把拽走我的包，但没有得逞。
UK抓住（机会）
to try to use an opportunity quickly before it disappears
I was desperate to find a way out of teaching so when this job came along I snatched at it. 我当时急于脱离教职，所以这份工作一出现我便毫不犹豫地抓住了机会。
snatch
noun [ C ] uk/snætʃ/ us/snætʃ/
(TAKE QUICKLY)
抢，夺
the action of trying to take something quickly and forcefully
I felt someone behind me make a snatch at my bag. 我感到身后有人试图抢走我的包。
(SHORT PART)
片断;只言片语
a short part of something
I tried to hear what they were saying, but I only managed to catch a few snatches of conversation. 我竭力想听清他们的谈话，但只听到了一些只言片语。
(SEX ORGAN)
（冒犯性用语）阴道
offensive for the vagina