"snatchers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 抢夺者
• 抢包贼

Definition

指快速抢夺别人财物的人，通常是突然抢走包或手机等物品的小偷。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于新闻或非正式场合，专指突然抢包、抢手机的小偷。常见短语有“包抢夺者”、“手机抢夺者”。不用于指破门而入的盗贼。

Examples

The police caught the snatchers near the bus stop.

警察在公交车站附近抓住了**抢夺者**。

Be careful of snatchers when walking in crowded areas.

在人多的地方走路要小心**抢夺者**。

The snatchers stole her bag and ran away.

**抢夺者**抢走了她的包，然后跑了。

Last night, a group of snatchers tried to grab phones from people sitting outside the café.

昨晚，一群**抢包贼**试图从在咖啡馆外坐着的人手中抢手机。

You have to keep your bag close, or those snatchers might target you.

你得把包拿紧，不然**抢夺者**可能会盯上你。

Stories about snatchers make people more nervous on public transport.

关于**抢夺者**的故事让人们在公共交通工具上更紧张。