snatch

• The old lady whirled round, and snatched her skirt out of danger .
  老太太以为真有什么危险，连忙转过身去，撩起裙子，闪到一边。
• They proposed to turn back and see if they could snatch some victory for themselves .
  他们打算回头看看能否为自己攫取某些好处。
• He thrust out his long arm and snatched his wrinkly vest from a chair .
  他伸出自己长长的胳臂，抓起了搭在椅子上的那件皱皮疙瘩的背心。
• He had acquired the knack of snatching his siesta in the most unfavourable circumstance .
  他学会了在最喧闹的场合下抓紧时间睡觉的诀窍。
• Blinded, frightened by the light, natalie snatches up her sleeping son .
  娜塔丽惊慌失措，给亮光射得睁不开眼，她忙把睡着的儿子一把抱起。
• He saw jan as though someone had snatched a deforming mask from jan's face .
  他看见了简的真面目，仿佛有人把一个歪曲形象的面具从简的脸上撕了下来。
• She lived in the sick-room, never quitting it except to snatch a few hours'rest at night .
  她住在病房里，寸步不离，除非是在夜间去匆匆休息几个小时。
• The sights he had seen there, with brief snatches of food and sleep by intervals shall remain untold .
  他留在那里，间或找点吃的东西或打瞌睡时的所见所闻是说不完的。
• They were like hawks watching for an opportunity to snatch their prey from under the very claws of their opponents .
  他们就象老鹰伺机要从他们对手的脚爪里攫取食物一般。
• Madge was singing when they enteredsinging her own wild snatches of songs and obsolete air .
  他们进去的时候，玛吉正在唱歌，唱着那些狂野的歌曲和片断和一些陈旧的曲调。