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

WORD ORIGINpounce

Origin:

1600-1700 pounce ‘claw’ (15-19 centuries), probably from puncheon ‘pointed weapon’ (14-20 centuries), from Old French poinchon

VERB TABLE

pounce

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pounce
	he, she, it	pounces
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	pounced
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have pounced
	he, she, it	has pounced
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had pounced
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pounce
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have pounced

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pouncing
	he, she, it	is pouncing
	you, we, they	are pouncing
Past	I, he, she, it	was pouncing
	you, we, they	were pouncing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pouncing
	he, she, it	has been pouncing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pouncing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pouncing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pouncing

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Before he could rescue it, the cat pounced on the bird and carried it to the bushes.
He crouched on the ground, like an animal ready to pounce.
Josh was waiting like a cat, ready to pounce.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

At the very least, a psychologist and social worker would pounce.
He said something unconsidered, Anna pounced on it.
Miguel noticed a long black limo sitting under the el like a leopard waiting to pounce.
On one side are those who pounce on any scandal as evidence that they are unable to stop crooks.
The only thing alive was the brooding darkness, full of horrors and spiders, waiting to pounce.
The playwright pounces upon the gags like a poodle going after the petits fours.
Those that survive and hatch are then pounced on by water beetles, dragonfly larvae and many kinds of fish.
Women may flirt, but men pounce.

Longman Language Activatorto attack someone suddenly and unexpectedly► ambush

if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then suddenly attack them: · The rebel group successfully ambushed a regiment of American reinforcements.· He was afraid he would be stopped by government troops or, even worse, ambushed by the Vietcong. · Parker ambushed a school bus on a field trip and held 17 children and their teacher hostage.

► be set upon by

to suddenly be attacked by people or animals, especially when you are going somewhere - used especially in written or literary contexts: · He had been set upon by bat-wielding racists, so he understood how I felt.· The drivers were set upon by a mob, including several women, which showered them with stones.

► turn on

also turn upon to suddenly attack someone you are with, especially when it is very unexpected: · Red with rage, Frank turned on Anna, grasping her arm in a vice-like grip.· Then the warriors turned upon each other, for a fight to the death.

► strike

to make a quick sudden attack especially on someone who is not expecting to be attacked: · They felt sure the killer would strike again, but could not say when.· The police struck at dawn in a carefully timed operation to catch the bombers.

► pounce

to suddenly jump on another person from a place where you have been hiding, in order to catch or attack them: be ready/waiting/set to pounce: · He crouched on the ground, like an animal ready to pounce.pounce on: · Before he could rescue it, the cat pounced on the bird and carried it to the bushes.

► jump

informal to attack someone suddenly and usually from behind, in order to injure them or to rob them: · Two guys tried to jump me in the park last night.· He climbed over the wall and jumped the guard, easily overpowering him.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a cat pounces on something

(=jumps on something and catches it)· The cat was hiding, waiting to pounce on the bird.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► on

· Lucy who didn't know she was going to be pounced on.· Those that survive and hatch are then pounced on by water beetles, dragonfly larvae and many kinds of fish.· Any crumbs which fell off the table were pounced on by big bronze lizards - skinks.· I just looked at this piece of paper in horror and was pounced on.· If a woman makes the slightest mistake it's pounced on as evidence of her general incompetence.

VERB► wait

· The only thing alive was the brooding darkness, full of horrors and spiders, waiting to pounce.· Miguel noticed a long black limo sitting under the el like a leopard waiting to pounce.· The Opel was still hovering at the kerbside, lights glaring, waiting to pounce.· The midfielder's dangerous cross was put just past the post by defender Andrius Skerla with Larsson waiting to pounce.· He was still there lurking behind her in the corridor, waiting to pounce, hoping to catch her out.