| 释义 | snaffled past simple and past participle ofsnaffle
 snaffle
 verb[ I or T ]
 UKinformaluk /ˈsnæf.əl/ us /ˈsnæf.əl/
 to take something quickly for yourself, in a way that prevents someone else from having or using it: 攫取,窃取,独占
 Who's snaffled my pen?谁拿走了我的钢笔?
 Martha snaffled (= ate) all the peanuts before the party had even begun!玛莎在聚会开始前就吃光了所有的花生!
 The company grew by snaffling up several smaller businesses.这家公司是靠一气吞并几家小公司而发展起来的。
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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 abscond
 abscond with someone/something
 aggravated burglary
 anti-burglar
 anti-burglary
 eavesdrop
 hot-wire
 housebreaking
 jemmy
 jimmy
 job
 kleptomania
 piratically
 plunder
 poach
 poaching
 porch piracy
 rustle
 rustling
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