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snaffle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++snaf·fle /ˈsnæfəl/ verb [transitive]  British English informalSTEAL to take something quickly, especially before anyone else has had the time or the chance to do this 〔尤指抢先〕攫取,抓取〔某物〕 SYN grab I managed to snaffle a couple of biscuits. 我抢到了几块饼干。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
snaffleIts body may be snaffled by a predator.Shall we snaffle some of Bernard's sherry?
snaf·fle verbChineseSyllable
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snaffle
snaffle /ˈsnæfəl/ verb [transitive]
British English informal to take something quickly, especially before anyone else has had the time or the chance to do this
   SYN  grab:
    I managed to snaffle a couple of biscuits.


snaf·fleBrE /ˈsnæfl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsnæfl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they snaffle BrE /ˈsnæfl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsnæfl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it snaffles BrE /ˈsnæflz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsnæflz/ 🔊past simple snaffled BrE /ˈsnæfld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsnæfld/ 🔊past participle snaffled BrE /ˈsnæfld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsnæfld/ 🔊 -ing form snaffling BrE /ˈsnæflɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsnæflɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (BrE, informal) to take sth quickly for yourself, especially before anyone else has had the time or opportunity (尤指抢先)攫取,偷窃