snatch

ひったくる、さっとつかむ

物を素早くつかんで持ち去る。乱暴につかむことも多い。

やさしい英語で： To grab something and take it away quickly, often roughly.

• He snatched my phone.
• She snatched up her coat and left.
• Someone tried to snatch the bag from his hand.

使い方： snatch something from someone (The thief snatched her bag from her.); snatch something out of something (He snatched the toy out of my hand.)

類義語： grab, seize

よく使う表現： snatch something away, snatch a bag, snatch something up

すきを見て得る、もぎ取る

待ったり頼んだりせず、すきを見て急いで何かを得る。

やさしい英語で： To take or obtain something suddenly or hurriedly, without waiting or asking.

• She snatched a quick kiss.
• We snatched some sleep between flights.
• The team snatched victory with a last-minute goal.

類義語： grab, steal

よく使う表現： snatch a kiss, snatch some sleep, snatch a victory

つかもうとする

何かをつかもうとして、急に手などを動かす。

やさしい英語で： To make a sudden movement to try to grab something.

• He snatched at the rope.
• She snatched at the falling glass but missed.
• The child kept snatching at my necklace.

使い方： snatch at someone/something (She snatched at his sleeve as he walked past.)

類義語： grab at

よく使う表現： snatch at something, snatch at someone

断片、一節

耳に入ってくる歌や会話などの短い一部分。

やさしい英語で： A short part of a song, conversation, or other sound that you hear.

• I heard a snatch of music.
• Snatches of conversation drifted through the open door.
• She hummed a snatch of an old song.

使い方： a snatch of something (I heard a snatch of their conversation.)

類義語： fragment, snippet

よく使う表現： snatch of conversation, snatch of music, snatch of song

ひっつかむこと

何かをつかんだり捕まえたりするための、急で素早い動き。

やさしい英語で： A sudden, quick movement to grab or catch something.

• A quick snatch saved the glass.
• His snatch at the rope failed.
• With one snatch, she caught the falling keys.

使い方： a snatch at something (He made a snatch at the falling ball.)

類義語： grab, catch

よく使う表現： quick snatch, snatch at something

スナッチ

バーベルを床から頭上まで、ひと続きの動作で持ち上げること。

やさしい英語で： A weightlifting movement that raises a bar from the floor to above the head in one continuous action.

• Her snatch was successful.
• He lifted ninety kilograms in the snatch.
• The coach corrected my technique after two failed snatches.

よく使う表現： perform a snatch, snatch technique, snatch competition