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单词 snatch
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snatch
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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 FAMILY
snatch: snatched, snatcher, snatches, snatching+/snatcher: snatchers
USAGE EXAMPLES
But 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
rebound
the 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, meshing
the 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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