snaffle ['snæf.l] verb intransitive or transitive UK informal ■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!玛莎在派对开始前就吃光了所有的花生! •The company grew by snaffling up several smaller businesses.这家公司是靠着一口气吞并几家小公司而发展起来的。 ['snæf.l] noun countable ■a type of bit (= metal bar held in a horse's mouth to control it) usually with a joint in the middle 马衔铁;马嚼子(一种小块金属条,放在马嘴中控制马,通常中间有一个接头) |