pounce
- IPA[paʊns]
英式
- (of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey；(of a person) spring forward suddenly so as to attack or seize someone or something
- a sudden swoop or spring.；a bird's claw.
noun: pounce, plural noun: pounces
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey as he watched, a mink pounced on the vole
- ▪ (of a person) spring forward suddenly so as to attack or seize someone or something the gang pounced on him and knocked him to the ground
- ▪ notice and take swift advantage of a mistake or sign of weakness the paper pounced on her admission that she is still a member of CND
名詞
- 1. a sudden swoop or spring.
- 2. archaic a bird's claw.
- 更多解釋
- IPA[pouns]
美式
- a fine resinous powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on unglazed paper or to ...
- smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice.
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[pouns]
美式
- (of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey: the wolf pounced on the rat she looked like a vulture waiting to pounce
- a sudden swoop or spring.
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[paʊns]
英式
- a fine resinous powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on unglazed paper or to ...
- smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice.
Oxford Dictionary
