| 单词 | snatch |
| 释义 | snatch (once / 275 pages) vn When you snatch something, you grab it — either literally or figuratively. You might eagerly snatch the TV remote or your best friend's idea. Snatching can be nasty. You might snatch a lost balloon before it gets away, or snatch your cat before he can escape the room. The verb snatch can also be used in a figurative way, like when you snatch the first job offer that comes your way after graduating from college. The origin is most likely the Middle English word snacche, which means "to suddenly snap at," or in its noun form, "a trap." WORD FAMILYsnatch: snatched, snatcher, snatches, snatching+/snatcher: snatchers USAGE EXAMPLESBut opposition politicians said the snatched photo revealed the scale of the chaos in government ranks. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) Staley spoke of Cox’s last failed burst of activism, and called on the weathered activists to snatch meaning from his death. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) He missed the one-and-one free throw and Trimble snatched it out of the air with 15 seconds left. Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016) 1v to grasp hastily or eagerly Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone Syn|Hypo|Hyper snap, snatch up swoop, swoop up seize or catch with a swooping motion clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab 2v take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom Syn|Hypo|Hyper abduct, kidnap, nobble impress, shanghai take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship seize take or capture by force 3v to make grasping motions the cat snatched at the butterflies 4n the act of catching an object with the hands Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away Syn|Hypo|Hyper catch, grab, snap fair catch (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled interception(American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team reception(American football) the act of catching a pass in football reboundthe act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot shoestring catch(baseball) a running catch made near the ground interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshingthe act of interlocking or meshing touch, touching the act of putting two things together with no space between them 5n a small fragment overheard snatches of their conversation Syn|Hyper bit fragment an incomplete piece 6n (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment Syn|Hyper kidnapping capture, seizure the act of taking of a person by force 7n a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion Hyper weightlift, weightlifting bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights 8n obscene terms for female genitals Hyper fanny, female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals external female sex organs |
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