The work was done in snatches.

这件工作是断断续续做成的。

On the train, we sleep in snatches.

在火车上我们断断续续的睡着。

During the day, sleep comes in snatches.

白天是忽睡忽醒。

Sleep came to him in brief snatches.

他时睡时醒。

In a maneuver rarely seen and never before photographed, a raven snatches a chick by the leg after pecking into the egg.

既很少见到，又从未拍摄的一次演习中，一只乌鸦，啄食一只鹤蛋以后，再用它的下肢抓取了里面的没有出壳的小鹤。