| 单词 | pounce |
| 释义 | pounce (paʊns ) Word forms: pounces , pouncing , pounced 1. verb If someone pounces on you, they come up towards you suddenly and take hold of you. He pounced on the photographer, beat him up and smashed his camera. [VERB + on/upon] Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce. [VERB] 2. verb If someone pounces on something such as a mistake, they quickly draw attention to it, usually in order to gain an advantage for themselves or to prove that they are right. The Democrats were ready to pounce on any Republican failings or mistakes. [VERB + on/upon] 'That's much too subtle, even for Sam.'—'Even for Sam!' He pounced on the phrase with a sound of triumph. [VERB on/upon noun] 3. verb When an animal or bird pounces on something, it jumps on it and holds it, in order to kill it. ...like a tiger pouncing on its prey. [VERB + on/upon] Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced. [VERB] Synonyms: attack, strike, jump, leap Translations: Chinese: 猛扑向某人 Japanese: 突然現われる |
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