Word · Frequency #26375
nabbing
突然抓住；捉住
nabbing is the present participle of nab.
to seize or catch suddenly
- 1.
v. tag the base runner to get him out；v. seize suddenly
捉住；逮捕
触杀；捉住；逮捕；抢夺；[电] 国际广播协会的简写
In use
The police nabbed the thief just as he was leaving the store.
Security guards managed to nab the shoplifter before she ran out.
The catcher nabbed the runner trying to steal second base.
nab sb
指捉住或逮捕某人。
Police nabbed the thief outside the store.
警察在商店外抓住了小偷。
nab sth
表示迅速抢到或得到某物，带有突然性。
She nabbed the last ticket online.
她在网上抢到了最后一张票。
nab sb at [base]
棒球术语，指触杀跑垒员使其出局。
The shortstop nabbed the runner at second base.
游击手在二垒触杀了跑垒员。
Verb forms
base nab · third person nabs · -ing nabbing · past nabbed · past participle nabbed
常用于口语，指突然抓住、逮捕或抢到；注意拼写变化：nab → nabbed → nabbing。
Common mistakes
The police nabbed at the thief.The police nabbed the thief.
nab 是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，不需要介词 at；应删去 at，直接说 nab the thief。
The police nab the thief yesterday.The police nabbed the thief yesterday.
yesterday 表示过去时间，句子需用一般过去时；nab 的过去式是 nabbed（双写 b 再加 -ed），不能用原形。
The police are nabing the suspect.The police are nabbing the suspect.
nab 是“辅音+元音+辅音”结尾的单音节动词，加 -ing 时须双写末尾辅音字母，所以是 nabbing 而不是 nabing。
Connections
Collocations
- nab a thief
- 抓住小偷
- The security guard nabbed the thief at the exit.保安在出口处抓住了小偷。
- get nabbed
- 被抓住，被逮捕
- He got nabbed by the police for shoplifting.他因在商店偷东西被警察抓住了。
- nab a bargain
- 抢到便宜货
- She nabbed a bargain at the flea market.她在跳蚤市场抢到了一件便宜货。
- nab someone in the act
- 当场抓住某人
- The police nabbed him in the act of shoplifting.警察在他入店行窃时当场抓住了他。
- nab the runner
- 触杀跑垒员
- The shortstop nabbed the runner at second base.游击手在二垒触杀了跑垒员。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
助记：谐音‘拿布’，拿布一罩就 nab（抓住）——只是联想，非词源。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、新闻报道、警匪语境 nab 多用于非正式场合，通常指突然抓住或逮捕某人；在正式书面语中较少使用，正式表达更常用 arrest 或 catch。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'nab' /næb/ because their stressed vowel and final consonant /æb/ match. Be careful with lookalikes such as 'nap' /næp/ and 'nabs' /næbz/, which end in a different sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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