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） |