| 词汇 | pouncing |
| 释义 | pouncing present 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 pouncingpouncing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Within-species interactions were somewhat more common, consisting of displacements of feeding individuals by lunging or pouncing. The playing is breathtaking, repeatedly pouncing on the impossible and shaping it into a compelling experience. It looks like a delicious irony, and the enemies of global capitalism are pouncing gleefully upon it. In the biological example of the cat playing with a captured mouse, variations in amplitude of pouncing, for example, test the limits of the prey's reactions. He has shown that there will he a gap between the commission of an offence—a breach of the licence—and the pouncing upon it by the director. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The red fox is another year-round resident, listening for and pouncing on mice moving under six feet of snow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Immediately before pouncing, they emit a loud, distinctive shriek. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The school's mascot is a cougar, which appears on its logo pouncing in front of a wave. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Grasshoppers and flying termites are caught either by pouncing on them while they are on the ground or are caught in mid-air. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The flame robin is predominantly insectivorous, pouncing on prey from a perch in a tree, or foraging on the ground. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When prey is sufficiently close, it uses a rapid pouncing movement to capture the prey in its strong jaws. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite this, the partners according to the magazine avoided the cataclysm of the financial crisis, pouncing when disaster struck. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Yeti have a hunting technique of lying still in the snow until their prey is near them, then pouncing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The cat approaches its prey slowly, and attacks by pouncing on its prey as soon as it is within range (about one metre). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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