A herring gull plucks a puffin from the ground. Photo: Amanda Hayes/BWPA/PA Wire

小常识

The photo above won the 'animal behaviour' category in the 2012 British Wildlife Photography competition. Amanda Hayes took this picture in Northumberland, in north east England. The photographer spent a week trying to photograph gulls stealing the sand eels from puffins. Luckily for the puffin, it managed to free itself from the gull’s grasp.

上面的照片在 2012 年的英国野生动物摄影比赛中赢得“动物行为”类别大奖。阿曼达•海耶斯是在英国东北部的诺森伯兰郡拍下的这张照片。摄影师花了一星期的时间来拍摄这张银鸥从海鸭那里偷取沙鳗鱼的照片。幸运的是海雀设法摆脱了海鸥的攻击。

短语

如果说某物是 up for grabs, 那么就表示此物尚无主，可以供人随便抓取。谁拿走就是谁的。

例句

Is this last biscuit up for grabs? I'm starving.

There are some great prizes up for grabs in tonight's pub quiz.

There are three scholarships up for grabs. I'm definitely going to apply.

请注意

注意这个短语总是以复数形式出现，即便是形容单数名词也是如此 up for grabs.

Incorrect 错误: There is still one prize up for grab.

Correct 正确: There is still one prize up for grabs.