grab /ɡræb/ I. vt.& vi. (grabbed, grabbing) 1. 抓取，攫取；匆忙地抓住：He grabbed my jacket. 他抢走了我的夹克。He grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the path of the car. 他匆忙抓住她的手臂，把她从车道上拉了过来。2. 抓住(机会)：She eagerly grabbed the chance to work. 她渴望抓住一切工作的机会。He grabbed at the opportunity of going abroad. 他抓住出国机会。 ‖II. n. ［c］抓夺：make a grab at something 攫取某物
［辨析］与grasp, seize 和snatch 辨见grasp
