pounces

英 [ˈpaʊnsɪz]

美 [ˈpaʊnsɪz]

v.  猛扑; 突袭
pounce的第三人称单数

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

• A cat pounces on a mouse.
  猫会猛扑过去抓住老鼠。
• The attacker thinks it's still part of the lizard and pounces on it.
  攻击者认为那仍然是蜥蜴身体的一部分，向它猛扑过去。
• So if the cat pounces on a rat, it is dragged along as the rat runs away, and, after holding on for a while, it must let go.
  这个时候如果猫扑去抓老鼠，它会被老鼠拖著跑，抓著追了一阵子之后，猫就不得不放老鼠逃走。
• When combat begins, a rage drake charges and pounces on the nearest foe, tearing its opponent to shreds as fast as it can and then moving on to the next foe.
  在战斗开始时，狂暴龙兽会冲锋并猛扑最近的对手，用最快速度将它撕碎并转向下一个对手。