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VERB
一把抓住;迅速地奪取
If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away quickly.
例句
Mick snatched the cards from Archie's hand...
米克一把奪過阿奇手里的牌。
He snatched up the telephone...
他迅速地抓起了話筒。
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VERB
強搶;奪走
If something is snatched from you, it is stolen, usually using force. If a person is snatched, they are taken away by force.
例句
If your bag is snatched, let it go...
要是有人搶你的包，就讓他拿去。
Mr Hillman was snatched by kidnappers last Thursday.
上周四希爾曼先生被綁匪劫走了。
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VERB
抓住(機會);抓緊時間(吃東西、休息等);抽空做
If you snatch an opportunity, you take it quickly. If you snatch something to eat or a rest, you have it quickly in between doing other things.
例句
I snatched a glance at the mirror...
我乘機瞥了一眼鏡子。
You can even snatch a few hours off...
你甚至可以抓緊時間休息幾個小時。
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VERB
僥幸獲得(勝利);險勝
If you snatch victory in a competition, you defeat your opponent by a small amount or just before the end of the contest.
例句
The American came from behind to snatch victory by a mere eight seconds...
美國人后來居上，僅以 8 秒鐘的優勢贏得了勝利。
Chesterfield snatched a third goal.
切斯特菲爾德攻入第三粒進球。
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N-COUNT
(談話或歌曲的)片段
A snatch of a conversation or a song is a very small piece of it.
例句
I heard snatches of the conversation.
我聽見了一點談話內容。
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PHRASE
反敗為勝/反勝為敗
If someone snatches victory from the jaws of defeat, they win when it seems that they are certain to lose. If someone snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, they lose when it seems that they are certain to win.