c. 1300, "a trap, snare," from snatch (v.). Meaning "a sudden grab" is from 1570s; that of "a small amount" is from 1590s. Sense in weight-lifting is from 1928. Vulgar slang sense of "vulva" is recorded by 1903, perhaps 1864; a much older venereal sense was "sexual intercourse quickly performed" (1580s).
snatch (v.)
early 13c., "make a sudden snap or bite" (at something), of uncertain origin; perhaps from an unrecorded Old English *snæccan or Middle Dutch snacken "to snatch, chatter." Compare snack (n.). Meaning "lay hold of suddenly" is from early 14c.; especially "take from someone's hands" (1580s). Weight-lifting sense is attested from 1928. Related: Snatched; snatching.
双语例句
1. You can even snatch a few hours off.
你甚至可以抓紧时间休息几个小时。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She managed to snatch the gun from his hand.
她设法从他手里夺过了枪。
来自《权威词典》
3. The magazine was snatch from my hand before I could read it.
我还没来得及看那期杂志,就被从我手里抢走了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. It is rude to snatch.
攫夺是不礼貌的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Frost holed a bunker shot from 50 feet to snatch the title by one stroke.
