snaffle

US ['snæfl]
UK ['snæf(ə)l]
  • n.圈嚼子〔无勒索的轻马衔〕
  • v.（尤指抢先）攫取
  • Web马嚼子；给……装上圈嚼子；偷窃
Plural Form：snaffles  Present Participle：snaffling  Past Participle：snaffled  

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snaffle
v.
1.
(informal)
~ sth
（尤指抢先）攫取，偷窃to take sth quickly for yourself, especially before anyone else has had the time or opportunity

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AllAll,圈嚼子〔无勒索的轻马衔〕圈嚼子〔无勒索的轻马衔〕,攫取攫取,马嚼子马嚼子,给……装上圈嚼子给……装上圈嚼子,偷窃偷窃
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1.
Or snaffle a sandwich while sending a few personal emails and checking the price of a week in Istanbul?
或者一边发着私人邮件并且点击着伊斯坦布尔一周游的价格，一边吞下一个三明治？
huò zhě yì biān fā zhe sī rén yóu jiàn bìng qiě diǎn jī zhe yī sī tǎn bù ěr yī zhōu yóu de jià gé , yì biān tūn xià yī gè sān míng zhì ?
article.yeeyan.org
2.
a bit resembling a snaffle bit ; used with a separate curb .
像马嚼子的一种嚼子；使用单独的勒条。
xiàng mǎ jiáo zi de yī zhǒng jiáo zi ; shǐ yòng dān dú de lè tiáo 。
dict.veduchina.com
3.
Dog biscuits many not be enough to snaffle significant market share, but they are certainly a start.
想通过狗饼干来获取大量市场份额可能还不够，但是起码这是一个开始。
xiǎng tōng guò gǒu bǐng gān lái huò qǔ dà liàng shì chǎng fèn é kě néng hái bú gòu , dàn shì qǐ mǎ zhè shì yī gè kāi shǐ 。
dongxi.net
4.
The main contact with the horse's mouth must be through the snaffle bit.
与马嘴主要的接触一定是在小口衔。
yǔ mǎ zuǐ zhǔ yào de jiē chù yí dìng shì zài xiǎo kǒu xián 。
mysuper.com.tw
5.
The couple were also pleased when they managed to snaffle pallets and scaffolding wood to make two beds, saving hundreds of pounds.
这对夫妻抢到木板箱和脚手架后也非常高兴，他们用这些东西做了两张床省下了几百英镑。
zhè duì fū qī qiǎng dào mù bǎn xiāng hé jiǎo shǒu jià hòu yě fēi cháng gāo xìng , tā men yòng zhè xiē dōng xi zuò le liǎng zhāng chuáng shěng xià le jǐ bǎi yīng bàng 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
and even having them caused some resentment, as one colleague always used to get to the plate first and snaffle the chocolate ones.
谁拿到饼干甚至会招来别人的不满，因为一位同事过去总是第一个走到盘子旁边，把那些巧克力口味的饼干占为己有。
shuí ná dào bǐng gān shèn zhì huì zhāo lái bié rén de bù mǎn , yīn wèi yī wèi tóng shì guò qù zǒng shì dì yī gè zǒu dào pán zi páng biān , bǎ nà xiē qiǎo kè lì kǒu wèi de bǐng gān zhàn wèi jǐ yǒu 。
51test.foreign.studyez.com
7.
Finding a Chinese buyer to snaffle Rio looks, in comparison, a much more appealing outcome.
相比之下，找一个中国买家将力拓据为己有，是一个更具吸引力的结果。
xiāng bǐ zhī xià , zhǎo yī gè zhōng guó mǎi jiā jiāng lì tuò jù wéi jǐ yǒu , shì yī gè gèng jù xī yǐn lì de jié guǒ 。
www.ftchinese.com
8.
While some hedge funds suffer, others are poised to snaffle up bargains.
在一些对冲基金遭受损失的同时，而另外的一些却打算大赚一笔。
zài yì xiē duì chōng jī jīn zāo shòu sǔn shī de tóng shí , ér lìng wài de yì xiē què dǎ suàn dà zhuàn yī bǐ 。
www.ecocn.org
9.
In china anxious buyers queue to snaffle yet-to-be-built apartments.
在中国，焦虑的置业者排队抢购期房。
zài zhōng guó , jiāo lǜ de zhì yè zhě pái duì qiǎng gòu qī fáng 。
www.51ielts.com
10.
Know the parts of the saddle and snaffle bridle
认识马鞍和小勒衔铁的水勒各部位名称
rèn shi mǎ ān hé xiǎo lè xián tiě de shuǐ lè gè bù wèi míng chēng
www.horse.org.cn