pounce
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_270_cpounce /paʊns/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1 ATTACKto suddenly move forward and attack someone or something, after waiting to attack them 猛扑，突然袭击 The cat was hiding in the bushes, ready to pounce. 猫躲在灌木丛中，准备扑上去。pounce on Kevin pounced on Liam and started hitting him. 凯文猛然扑向利亚姆并动手打他。2 pounce on somebody/something phrasal verb a) CRITICIZEto criticize someone’s mistakes or ideas very quickly and eagerly 急于批评〔某人的错误或想法〕 Teachers are quick to pounce on students’ grammatical errors. 老师一眼就能看出学生的语法错误，并立即指正。b) 
ADVANTAGEto eagerly take an opportunity as soon as it becomes available 抓住〔机会〕 When they offered O'Leary the chance to become manager, he pounced on it. 他们给奥利里一个机会让他当经理，他马上就接受了。 —pounce noun [countable]→ See Verb table
ADVANTAGEto eagerly take an opportunity as soon as it becomes available 抓住〔机会〕 When they offered O'Leary the chance to become manager, he pounced on it. 他们给奥利里一个机会让他当经理，他马上就接受了。 —pounce noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
pounce• Women may flirt, but men pounce.• He crouched on the ground, like an animal ready to pounce.• Josh was waiting like a cat, ready to pounce.• At the very least, a psychologist and social worker would pounce.• Miguel noticed a long black limo sitting under the el like a leopard waiting to pounce.• The only thing alive was the brooding darkness, full of horrors and spiders, waiting to pounce.• On one side are those who pounce on any scandal as evidence that they are unable to stop crooks.• Those that survive and hatch are then pounced on by water beetles, dragonfly larvae and many kinds of fish.• He said something unconsidered, Anna pounced on it.• Before he could rescue it, the cat pounced on the bird and carried it to the bushes.• The playwright pounces upon the gags like a poodle going after the petits fours.pounce on• The other woman pounced on her and began fighting.Origin pounce (1600-1700) pounce “claw” ((15-19 centuries)), probably from puncheon “pointed weapon” ((14-20 centuries)), from Old French poinchonpounce verbChinese
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pounce
pounce /paʊns/
verb [intransitive]
The cat was hiding in the bushes, ready to pounce.
pounce on
Kevin pounced on Liam and started hitting him.
—pounce noun [countable]
pounce on somebody/something phrasal verb
1. to criticize someone’s mistakes or ideas very quickly and eagerly:
Teachers are quick to pounce on students’ grammatical errors.
2. to eagerly take an opportunity as soon as it becomes available:
When they offered O'Leary the chance to become manager, he pounced on it.
pounce /paʊns/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1600-1700
Origin: pounce 'claw' (15-19 centuries), probably from puncheon 'pointed weapon' (14-20 centuries), from Old French poinchon
to suddenly move forward and attack someone or something, after waiting to attack them:Origin: pounce 'claw' (15-19 centuries), probably from puncheon 'pointed weapon' (14-20 centuries), from Old French poinchon
pounce on
—pounce noun [countable]
pounce on somebody/something phrasal verb
1. to criticize someone’s mistakes or ideas very quickly and eagerly:
2. to eagerly take an opportunity as soon as it becomes available:
