1 [I,T] grab sth (from sb) to take sth with a sudden movement 抓取;攫取 ·
Helen grabbed the toy car from her little brother.海伦一把抢走她弟弟的玩具汽车。Grab hold of his arm in case he tries to run!如果他想要跑,你就抓住他的胳膊!Someone had arrived before us and grabbed all the seats.有人比我们先到,把所有的座位都占了。 [T] (figurative 比喻)He grabbed the opportunity of a free trip to America.他抓住免费赴美的机会。 [T] (figurative 比喻)I'll try to grab the waitress's attention.我会试着引起女服务员的注意。☞Look at snatch. 参看snatch。
2 [I] grab at/for sth to try to get or catch sb/sth 想取得或抓住:
Jonathan grabbed at the ball but missed.乔纳森抓球落空。
3 [T] to do sth quickly because you are in a hurry 赶;匆忙地做:
I'll just grab something to eat and then we'll go.我会赶快吃点东西,然后我们就走。
grab /græb ||; græb/ noun [C]:
She made a grab for the boy but she couldn't stop him falling.她赶忙去伸手抓那男孩,可是仍然阻止不了他跌倒。
grab1/græb; ɡræb/v [T] grabbed , grabbing 1 to take hold of someone or something suddenly or violently 抓住﹔抢﹐夺: He grabbed my bag and ran. 他抢了我的包就跑了。see box at见 HOLD1 方框2 informal to get some food or sleep quickly because you are busy【非正式】〔因忙碌而〕赶紧﹐抓紧〔吃或睡〕: Let's grab some lunch. 我们赶紧吃点午饭吧。3 grab a chance/opportunity informal to quickly take advantage of an opportunity【非正式】抓住机会: Grab the opportunity to travel while you can. 趁你可以的时候抓紧机会旅游吧。4 to get someone's attention 引起﹐吸引〔某人的注意〕: That should grab her attention . 那应该会引起她的注意。a story which has grabbed the headlines (=has been reported in the newspapers)抢占头条的新闻grab at/for sthphr v to suddenly put out your hand to try to take hold of something 伸手去抓
grab2n 1 make a grab for/at sth to suddenly try to take hold of something 伸手去抓某物: I made a grab for the gun. 我伸手去抓手枪。2 be up for grabsinformal if something is up for grabs, it is available for anyone who wants to try to get it【非正式】等着你去争取