snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment. idiomatic
    — 2010, Liam Maloney, "Sligo snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat," Sligo Weekender (Sligo, Ireland). 16 February.

词形变化

snatches victory from the jaws of defeat present,singular,third-person snatching victory from the jaws of defeat participle,present snatched victory from the jaws of defeat participle,past snatched victory from the jaws of defeat past

词源

The first recorded use of the phrase discovered to date is an article criticizing Representative James Seddon of Virginia for claiming that a regiment in the Mexican–American War had "snatched victory from the jaws of defeat."
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