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IELTS BNC: 5049 COCA: 6071

snatch

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 snatch /ˈsnætʃ/ verb
snatches; snatched; snatching
1 snatch
/ˈsnætʃ/
verb
snatches; snatched; snatching
Learner's definition of SNATCH
[+ object]
: to take (something) quickly or eagerly一把抓住;立马夺下
often + up
often used figuratively常用作比喻
: to take (something or someone) suddenly from a person or place often by using force夺取;抢走
sometimes + away
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

snatch at

[phrasal verb]
snatch at (something)
: to grab or try to grab (something) quickly or eagerly抢夺
often used figuratively常用作比喻
2 snatch /ˈsnætʃ/ noun
plural snatches
2 snatch
/ˈsnætʃ/
noun
plural snatches
Learner's definition of SNATCH
[count]
: a small part of something片段usually + of

in snatches

: for short periods of time片刻;一会儿
: in small amounts断断续续地
IELTS BNC: 5049 COCA: 6071

snatch

1 of 2

verb

snatched; snatching; snatches

intransitive verb

: to attempt to seize something suddenly

transitive verb

: to take or grasp abruptly or hastily
snatch up a pen
snatched the first opportunity
also : to seize or take suddenly without permission, ceremony, or right
snatched a kiss
snatcher noun

snatch

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: a brief period
caught snatches of sleep
b
: a brief, fragmentary, or hurried part : bit
caught snatches of the conversation
2
a
: a snatching at or of something
b
slang : an act or instance of kidnapping
3
: a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is raised from the floor directly to an overhead position in a single motion compare clean and jerk, press
4
vulgar : the female pudenda
Choose the Right Synonym for snatch

take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand.

take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's possession or control.

take some salad from the bowl

seize implies a sudden and forcible movement in getting hold of something tangible or an apprehending of something fleeting or elusive when intangible.

seized the suspect

grasp stresses a laying hold so as to have firmly in possession.

grasp the handle and pull

clutch suggests avidity or anxiety in seizing or grasping and may imply less success in holding.

clutching her purse

snatch suggests more suddenness or quickness but less force than seize.

snatched a doughnut and ran

grab implies more roughness or rudeness than snatch.

grabbed roughly by the arm

Example Sentences

Verb An eagle swooped down and snatched one of the hens. She snatched the toy from his hands. Noun to the police chief, it didn't look like a snatch, but another case of a bride-to-be getting cold feet
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The government has portrayed Fox and Croft as leaders of a wild plan to snatch Whitmer at her vacation home in Elk Rapids, Michigan, and trigger chaos across the U.S. Ed White, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Just a few days ago, the Orlando Pride were celebrating a last-second penalty by Toni Pressley to snatch a draw from the clutches of a loss. Austin David, Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2022 The available answer seems to be an abiding paranoia on Mrs. Clinton’s part that an unrelated problem, her email case from her time as secretary of state, might yet pop up to snatch the prize from her grasp. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 3 May 2022 In videos widely circulated online, Bickett is seen attempting to snatch an extendable baton from Yu's hands as the officer fell to the ground. Reuters, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022 Not helping the matter is how scalpers continue to snatch up PS5 supplies from retailers. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Feb. 2022 Regardless of their poor relationship with Santos, this puts them in good stead to snatch the duo from the grasp of rivals Real Madrid - who bought Rodrygo from them in 2018 and other interested parties. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 There was little surprise when she was announced as one of the all-winner cast members for All Stars 7 that the queen was more than ready to snatch wigs, and maybe even the crown. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 27 July 2022 Then again, who wouldn’t fancy a 6-foot-11 left-hander who can snatch a rebound, create his own fast break and either pull up for a 3-pointer, deliver a precise pass or drive for a dunk? New York Times, 6 July 2022
Noun
While there hasn’t been a particular rash of private sales scams in the city lately, Bosques recalled a case the FBI cracked with the help of a Fremont detective who was investigating a snatch-and-grab robbery at a coffee shop in 2012. Joseph Geha, The Mercury News, 8 June 2017 The text, sung by two sopranos, may well have been in Esperanto, as only snatches were decipherable. Alan G. Artner, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2017 The beat is now peppy with drum and snatches of piano, a common Beatles rhythm. Nicholas Dawidoff, The Atlantic, 18 May 2017 Some were able to hear snatches of melody as subtle as the scraping together of grass-blades or the throbbing of the brittle tissue of insects. Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2017 The accidental comedy of some of the conversations even led the program BBC Newsnight to dramatize snatches of dialogue, with the voices of both the American president and the British prime minister played by the impressionist Rory Bremner. Robert Mackey, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2016 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English snacchen to snap, seize; akin to Middle Dutch snacken to snap at

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of snatch was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 5049 COCA: 6071
snatch

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SNATCH | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbrief片段VERB + SNATCHcatch, hear, overhear聽到幾句話;無意中聽到只言片語We caught snatches of conversation from the room next door.我們斷斷續續地聽到隔壁房間裏的幾句談話。hum, sing哼幾句;唱幾句He was humming a snatch of a song from 'Cabaret'.他哼唱了幾句電影《歌廳》的插曲。PREPOSITIONin snatches斷斷續續地She learned to sleep in brief snatches.她學會了插空小睡片刻。PHRASESa snatch of conversation, a snatch of dialogue, a snatch of music, a snatch of song談話/對話/音樂/歌曲的片段
snatch

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SNATCH | PREPOSITION ADVERBalmost幾乎抓住quickly快速抓住away, back, up迅速奪走;迅速奪回;快速抓起She snatched her hand back.她一下子把手抽回來。She leaped to her feet, snatching up her bag.她跳了起來,迅速抓起包。VERB + SNATCHtry to試圖搶奪Someone tried to snatch her purse.有人要搶她的錢包。PREPOSITIONat伸手抓⋯He snatched at her arm as she walked past.她走過時,他伸手去抓她的胳膊。from從⋯奪走She almost snatched the letter from my hand.她差點兒把信從我手裏搶了過去。out of從⋯裏奪走I snatched it out of his hands.我一把從他手裏把它奪走。

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