pounced

英 [paʊnst]

美 [paʊnst]

v.  猛扑; 突袭
pounce的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• The hawk pounced on the chicken. The eagle held a mouse in its claws.
  老鹰突然向小鸡扑去。鹰用爪抓住了老鼠。
• But undeterred by Britton's revved up chainsaw, the lion pounced.
  但是，在布里顿的电锯伤到狮子之前，狮子就猛扑了上来。
• The attackers pounced on or upon them in a dark alleyway.
  侵袭者在一条黑暗的小巷里对他们突然袭击。
• Field was walking in a street when he was pounced on by some ruffians.
  菲尔德走在街上时，突然遭到几个歹徒的袭击。
• The teacher pounced on the pupil's mistake.
  教师抓住了学生的错误。
• The bird pounced on the worm and swallowed it.
  鸟猛地扑向虫子，把它吞了。
• The bird pounced on the worm.
  鸟突然扑过去把虫攫住。
• In the process, he exposed European disunity that Beijing pounced to exploit.
  在这个过程中，德古赫特暴露了欧盟的不团结，并被北京方面迅速加以利用。
• The panther pounced on the little rabbit, but missed it.
  黑豹朝小兔子猛扑过去，不过没扑着。
• I mean that my car was pounced all over.
  我的意思是说我的车被砸得稀巴烂。