nab /næb/ TEM8 ( nabbing, nabbed, nabs )

• 1. 

  V-T If people in authority such as the police nab someone who they think has done something wrong, they catch them or arrest them. 抓住; 逮捕 [非正式]

  例：

  He killed 12 people before the authorities finally nabbed him.

  他杀了12个人之后才最终被当局抓获。

  例：

  Soon he was back in the armed robbery business. Again, he got nabbed.

  不久他又重返持械抢劫这一行当，然后又一次被捕了。