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。