"to catch (someone)," 1680s, probably a variant of dialectal nap "to seize, catch, lay hold of" (1670s, now surviving only in kidnap), which possibly is from Scandinavian (compare Norwegian nappe, Swedish nappa "to catch, snatch;" Danish nappe "to pinch, pull"); reinforced by Middle English napand "grasping, greedy." Related: Nabbed; nabbing. Nabbing-cull was old slang for "constable," and Farmer & Henley has "TO NAB THE STIFLES = to be hanged."
权威例句
1. NAB caught some of the threats almost immediately after launch.
NAB抓住一些威胁,在差不多它们启动时.
2. In its default configuration, NAB is a real chatterbox.
在默认设定下, NAB真是喋喋不休.
3. NAB doesn't promise to remove existing threats at all.
NAB根本一点没有承诺清除存在的威胁.
4. The NAB's resources are also not enduring.
NAB的资源也并非取之不竭.
5. This paper presents 1.34 μ m plused laser characteristics of NAB crystals grown in our institute.