pounce

英 [paʊns]

美 [paʊns]

v.  猛扑; 突袭

过去式：pounced　过去分词：pounced　现在分词：pouncing　第三人称单数：pounces　复数：pounces　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11739 / COCA.12494

短语用例

pounce on/upon sth

• 一眼看出，抓紧机会（以便批评）
  to quickly notice sth that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it
  1. The lion crouched ready to pounce.
     狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。
  2. The muggers pounced on her as she got out of the car.
     她一下汽车，劫匪便向她扑上去。
  3. Owen pounced on the loose ball and scored.
     欧文对准无人控制的球就是一脚，破门得分。

牛津词典

verb

• 猛扑；突袭
  to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch sb/sth
  1. The lion crouched ready to pounce.
     狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。
  2. The muggers pounced on her as she got out of the car.
     她一下汽车，劫匪便向她扑上去。
  3. Owen pounced on the loose ball and scored.
     欧文对准无人控制的球就是一脚，破门得分。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （人）猛扑，突袭
  If someonepounces onyou, they come up towards you suddenly and take hold of you.
  1. He pounced on the photographer, beat him up and smashed his camera...
     他突然扑向摄影师，痛打了他一顿，还摔碎了他的照相机。
  2. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
     反诈骗小组的警员们已在电话上安装了窃听器，并随时准备突击。
• VERB 揪出，抓住（错误等）
  If someonepounces onsomething 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.
  1. The Democrats were ready to pounce on any Republican failings or mistakes...
     民主党人随时准备揪出共和党人的过失或错误。
  2. 'That's much too subtle, even for Sam.' — 'Even for Sam!' He pounced on the phrase with a sound of triumph.
     “那太微妙了，即便对萨姆来说。”——“即便对山姆来说！”，他得意洋洋地抓住了这句话。
• VERB （野兽或飞禽）猛扑，突袭
  When an animal or birdpounces onsomething, it jumps on it and holds it, in order to kill it.
  1. ...like a tiger pouncing on its prey...
     像老虎猛扑向猎物一样
  2. Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced.
     未等我逮到鸽子，猫就猛扑了上去。

英英释义

noun

• the act of pouncing

verb

• move down on as if in an attack
  1. The raptor swooped down on its prey
  2. The teacher swooped down upon the new students
  Synonym:swoop

双语例句

• He made up his mind to do this, and was about to pounce on the cat.
  它打定了主意，便往猫身上扑过去。那条狗向打它的人猛扑过去。
• Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
  反诈骗小组的警员们已在电话上安装了窃听器，并随时准备突击。
• Most dogs will pounce at the potential of a food scrap dropping from the dinner table.
  当有食物从桌上掉下来时，大多数狗都会猛扑过去。
• D` you think she expects me to pounce on her?
  你说她会否希望我擒她？
• The boss was ready to pounce on the typist when she made the slightest mistake.
  打字员即使出了最微小的差错，老板也立即抓住不放。
• The tiger was ready to pounce on me.
  那只老虎准备向我扑过来。
• Waiting to pounce the moment you arrived?
  等待你突然出现的那一刻？
• If you make a single mistake, Delia will pounce on you and say you're a fool.
  你稍一出错，迪莉娅就会抓住时机，说你是个大傻瓜。
• He also lies in wait for the unwary, and at night enters bed-chambers and terrorizes folk, threatening to pounce upon them if they shut their eyes.
  他还在于等待事态，并在夜间进入床房，并恐吓民俗，扬言要突袭他们，如果他们关闭了他们的眼睛是雪亮的。
• This is the kind of careless mistake on which examiners love to pounce.
  主考人喜欢抓住这一类因粗心造成的差错而大做文章。