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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抢* | 抢* | *抢
to fight over / to rush / to scramble / to grab / to rob / to snatch
HSK 5
to rescue
HSK 5
to rob / looting
HSK 7-9
eye-catching
HSK 7-9
to plunder / to pillage / to forcibly take
HSK 7-9
to buy frenetically / to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抢* | 抢* | *抢
(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction; contrary
to seize (the strategic high ground)
to repair in a rush / rush repairs
to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show)
to squat on (a domain name, trademark etc)
to make an amphibious assault / to seize a beachhead / to gain a foothold in (a new market)
(basketball) to steal (the ball) / (soccer) to dispossess an opponent (by tackling or intercepting a pass)
to jump the gun / to make a false start
marriage by capture / bride kidnapping
to loot / looting
(of goods) popular / in great demand
to rebuke; to reprimand
to scramble for tickets
to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
against the headwind
to take credit for sb else's achievements
marriage by capture / bride kidnapping
to rush through urgently (e.g. emergency supplies)
robbery / holdup
robbery
lockout buzzer system (as used by game show contestants)
to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
a best-seller / a hot property
to steal the show / to grab the limelight
to scoop the best camera shots / to grab the limelight
to tack against the wind (sailing)
to rush (to do sth urgent) / to try to be the first / to forestall
to undercut competitors / to hustle / to compete for business
emergency (measures) / to react to an emergency


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