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Verb Pounces Pounced Ready Order 英[Paʊns 美[Paʊns Vi.突袭,猛扑;掌握,抓住;Vt.扑过去抓住;N.猛扑;爪

单词 pounce
音标
英[paʊns] 美[paʊns]
解释
vi.突袭,猛扑;掌握,抓住;vt.扑过去抓住;n.猛扑;爪;
例句

VERB
(人)猛扑,突袭
If someone pounces on you, they come up towards you suddenly and take hold of you.
例: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。
例: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 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.
例: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。
例:'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 bird pounces on something, it jumps on it and holds it, in order to kill it.
例:...like a tiger pouncing on its prey...像老虎猛扑向猎物一样
例:Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced.未等我逮到鸽子,猫就猛扑了上去。
变形
third:pounces~done:pounced~ing:pouncing~past:pounced~

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