snatch
英 [sn?t?]
美[sn?t?]
- n. 搶奪；抓舉；小量
- vt. 奪得；抽空做；及時救助
- vi. 搶走；很快接受
英英釋意
- 1. a small fragment;
- "overheard snatches of their conversation"
- 2. obscene terms for female genitals
- 3. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
- 4. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
- 5. the act of catching an object with the hands;
- "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"
- "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"
- "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"
- "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
