vt. & vi.抓取 take hold of sth with a sudden quick often violent movement; take quickly as chance allows, sometimes wrongly or without permission

　～ book　抢走书
　～ child　抢走小孩
　～ handbag　抢走手提包
　～ letter　抢走信
　～ chicken　抓起一只小鸡
　～ line　抓住绳子
　～ straw　抓住一根稻草
　～ time　抓紧时间
　～ callously　无情地抓起
　～ hastily　赶紧抓起
　～ hurriedly　匆忙地抓起
　～ instantaneously〔swiftly〕　迅速抓起
　～ away　夺走，迅速移开
　～ off　吹飞
　～ up　突然拿起
　～ at　抓住
　～ from　从…夺走
　～ out of　从…夺走

　Don't snatch, the teacher is coming.　别抢了，老师来了。
　It is rude to snatch.　抢夺是无礼的。

　The thief snatched her handbag and ran.　小偷抢了她的手提包就溜了。
　She snatched my book.　她一把就把我的书抢去了。
　The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.　鹰抓起一只小鸡就飞走了。
　He snatched a kiss when no one was looking.　在无人注意时，他偷吻了一下。
　I packed, then snatched four hours' sleep.　我整理好行装后抓紧时间睡了四个小时。
　They snatched victory in the closing seconds.　他们在比赛的最后几秒钟侥幸获胜了。

 ♣ snatch at　(v.+prep.)
　抓住…，抓向…　try to seize (sth or sb)
　〔说明〕 snatch at常不用于进行体。
　He snatched at the magazine but was not quick enough.　他想一把抓住那本杂志，但动作慢了一点。
　He snatched at the ball but did not catch it.　他伸手去抓球，但没抓住。
　She snatched at the line that the sailors threw to her.　她一把抓住水手抛给她的绳索。
　You should snatch at every chance to improve your English.　你应该抓住一切机会提高你的英语。
 ♣ snatch at a straw　(v.+prep.+n.)
　抓住一切机会　try to save oneself by any means, however hopeless
　They say that a drowning man will snatch at a straw.　据说快要淹死的人连一根稻草也要抓。
 ♣ snatch away　(v.+adv.)
　〔说明〕 snatch away常不用于进行体。
1. 猛然移开 remove (sth) sharply or suddenly
　He snatched his hand away with a cry of pain.　他猛地把手抽回，痛得叫起来。
2. 夺走，抢走 take (sth or sb) away from sb suddenly
　The death suddenly snatched away his mother.　死神突然夺去了他母亲的生命。
 ♣ snatch from　(v.+prep.)
　从…把…夺走　take (sth or sb) sharply or suddenly away from (sb or sth)
　They snatched the drowning man from the river.　他们从河里把溺水的那个人救了出来。
　He snatched the baby from fire.　他迅速地将婴儿从火中救出。
　The thief snatched the purse from the old lady.　小偷一把抢走了老太太的钱包。
　He snatched the letter from me.　他从我手上抢去了那封信。
　Mother held her child tightly, as if she were afraid he would be snatched from her.　妈妈紧紧抓住孩子，生怕别人会把他抢走似的。
　The baby had been snatched from pram.　那婴儿被人从婴儿车中劫走了。
 ♣ snatch out of　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　从…里面把…夺走〔拿出〕　take (sb or sth) sharply or suddenly from inside (sth)
　Snatching his handkerchief out of his pocket he mopped his perspiring face.　他从口袋里掏出手绢，擦掉脸上的汗。
　The letter was snatched out of my hand before I could read it.　那封信我还没有来得及看就被别人从我手里抢走了。
 ♣ snatch up　(v.+adv.)
　猛地抓起 seize (sth or sb) and lift it or him〔her〕　suddenly
　〔说明〕 snatch up常不用于进行体。
　The soldiers snatched up their rifles and prepared to fire.　战士们急速拿起步枪准备射击。
　He snatched his coat up and ran out of the house.　他抓起外套，冲出屋子。
　He snatched up some food and ran.　他抓起一些食物就跑了。
　The boy snatched up a handful of snow and stuffed it in his friend's collar.　那孩子抓起一把雪往朋友的衣领里塞。

 ♣ snatch, clutch, grab, grasp, seize, take
　参见take条。

　snatch　还可用作名词，意思是“攫取”。