| 单词 | to make a pounce |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a pounce 1. An act of pouncing; a sudden swoop or spring; a quick or eager movement towards an object; esp. in to make a pounce. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > pounce pounce1806 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > swooping or springing down swoopa1616 pounce1806 pouncing1807 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > sudden or vigorous swengOE stounda1400 pounce1806 raid1812 razzia1852 1806 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems (new ed.) 184 He'll make a pounce, To sweep off Madison's whole troop, And Giles's gang, ‘at one fell swoop’. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. ii. 127 The Cherkh made several unsuccessful pounces. 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxxii. 69 Choosing which of them you would make a pounce upon with your collected force. 1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) 63 Beppo, who had been searching for them, emerged from the dark with a kind of pounce and talked Italian to them vociferously. 1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon ii. 33 Four o'clock. But then Rommel was always in favour of the early morning pounce. 1995 Daily Mail (Nexis) 11 July 10 It [sc. the watch] was also pretty exciting to anyone ready to make a pounce at a red light. < as lemmas |
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