英语词汇“pounce”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

pounce

释义

to spring forward or swoop down suddenly to seize something

(often + on) to act or react swiftly to take advantage of something, e.g. a mistake

to swoop on and seize something with talons or claws

(often + on) to seize something suddenly, eagerly, or with force

She pounced on his offer

to make a sudden attack or approach

[Middle English pounce talon, sting, prob by shortening and alteration from punson pointed tool, dagger, from early French poinçon: see puncheon²]

the act or an instance of pouncing

a fine powder used in former times to prevent ink from running

a fine powder for making stencilled patterns

[French ponce pumice, ultimately from Latin pumic-, pumex]

to apply pounce to (paper)

to stencil (a pattern) using pounce

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