| 词汇 | pounced |
| 释义 | pounced past simple and past participle ofpounce pounce verb[ I ] uk /paʊns/ us /paʊns/ to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something: 猛扑，猛冲，突然袭击 The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.树上的猫准备扑向下面的鸭子。 The police were waiting to pounce when he arrived at the airport.他到达机场时，警方正等着抓他。 Synonym swoop to take hold of something thrown catchCatch the ball! pounceThe veteran striker pounced and lashed home a goal. snagUSHe snagged the line drive for the last out in the inning. gloveIt's a pop fly to left field, and the outfielder gloves it easily. interceptShe intercepted the pass and scored a goal. Capturing or taking possession of things -grabbing apprehend apprehension arrogate at bayidiom cage capture clutch collar get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom grab grabber grasp at something recover repossess seize sequester sequestration snag snatch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hurrying and doing things quickly Jumping Phrasal verbpounce on something Examples of pouncedpounced In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Critics pounced on the novel for this focus on what was most "curious" and subjective about a physician's practice. The editing is refreshingly open about ongoing differences of interpretation but might have pounced harder on the considerable amounts of repetition between many of the papers. Such a lapse is offensive to other employers who have been pounced on severely for defects in their administration of pay-as-you-earn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The media will have pounced and alarm and despondency will be created along with a great deal of cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The third principle is that any technicality is pounced on and used in order to defeat the road haulier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Had she been here to listen to this discussion she would have pounced on what has been said as being a wonderful opportunity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not surprising that issues, real and imaginary, are pounced upon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Immediately, the planners pounced and finally ordered him to revert to own produce or close down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be used in an escalating manner, so that lorry drivers and operators are not just pounced on without warning, overnight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was the person to be pounced upon and to be deprived of his wealth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The method of selection of who is to be pounced upon in the whole of the operation is difficult and questionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a sparrow hawk in a tree which stayed for some time and every time he let his birds out the sparrow hawk pounced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is on this stretch of coast that industry has pounced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why have they not pounced upon him in the middle of the night and put him in gaol? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Immediately the two policemen pounced upon him, and, twisting his arms round till he yelled with pain, hustled him out of the crowd. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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