pounce

verb

1. 猛扑；突袭
   to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch sb/sth
   1. The lion crouched ready to pounce.
      狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。
   2. The muggers pounced on her as she got out of the car.
      她一下汽车，劫匪便向她扑上去。
   3. Owen pounced on the loose ball and scored.
      欧文对准无人控制的球就是一脚，破门得分。

1. VERB （人）猛扑，突袭
   If someone pounces on you, 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。
2. VERB 揪出，抓住（错误等）
   If someone pounces on something 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。
3. VERB （野兽或飞禽）猛扑，突袭
   When an animal or bird pounces on something, 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。

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。
3. 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。
4. '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。
5. Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced.
   未等我逮到鸽子，猫就猛扑了上去。
6. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping.
   魔鬼正作势突袭，没有一件事比擒获打盹的人更令他高兴。
7. To pounce on it, you need to customize an existing application or maybe even build a new one.
   为了抓住它，你需要定制一个已有应用程序，或是甚至建立一个新的应用程序。
8. The tiger was ready to pounce on me.
   那只老虎准备向我扑过来。
9. Most dogs will pounce at the potential of a food scrap dropping from the dinner table.
   当有食物从桌上掉下来时，大多数狗都会猛扑过去。
10. Ken: Nancy would pounce. She's just waiting for me to slip up so she can take me down.
    南希可是会伺机猛扑的。她就是在等我失足，这样她便可以打垮我。
11. These jackals, they pounce as soon as they smell blood.
    这些鲨鱼，一闻到血腥就围过来了。
12. The big cats wait for the right moment, then pounce swiftly on their prey.
    狮虎等待时机，向猎物猛扑过去。
13. The cat taught him how to pounce and catch his prey the way that he caught rats.
    猫教给它扑的方法，捉的方法，像自己捉老鼠一样。
14. Cudicini's lightning pounce was his best save since returning to the team.
    库迪奇尼这次出击是他回到队伍中来的最好的扑救。
15. Upon me Thou wilt pounce, and pierce me through with Thy claws.
    憔悴向我突袭而来，通过你的脚爪牙而向我袭击。
16. Waiting to pounce the moment you arrived?
    等待你突然出现的那一刻？
17. They may be harmless, but you never know when a virus might be attached and ready to pounce.
    它们可能是无害的，但你决不知道一个病毒会在什么时候被连结并准备发起。
18. He also lies in wait for the unwary, and at night enters bed-chambers and terrorizes folk, threatening to pounce upon them if they shut their eyes.
    他还在于等待事态，并在夜间进入床房，并恐吓民俗，扬言要突袭他们，如果他们关闭了他们的眼睛是雪亮的。
19. This is the kind of careless mistake on which examiners love to pounce.
    主考人喜欢抓住这一类因粗心造成的差错而大做文章。
20. He made up his mind to do this, and was about to pounce on the cat.
    它打定了主意，便往猫身上扑过去。那条狗向打它的人猛扑过去。
21. This is the kind of careless mistake on which her teacher loves to pounce.
    她的老师喜欢抓这一类粗枝大叶造成的错误。
22. Every time a twig snapped, he probably visualized a wild animal ready to pounce.
    每当枝条摇弋，他会仿佛看到有野兽突袭；
23. Perhaps they can pounce before the mouse disappears.
    或许他们能够在老鼠绝迹之前，就先给予迎头痛击。
24. D` you think she expects me to pounce on her?
    你说她会否希望我擒她？
25. If you make a single mistake, Delia will pounce on you and say you're a fool.
    你稍一出错，迪莉娅就会抓住时机，说你是个大傻瓜。
26. The boss was ready to pounce on the typist when she made the slightest mistake.
    打字员即使出了最微小的差错，老板也立即抓住不放。
27. Then you should pounce.
    那时你就该出手了。
28. We saw the tiger about to pounce.
    我们看见老虎要扑过去。
29. I was aggressively ready to pounce on anyone who looked as if they were criticizing me.
    凡是有谁露出想要批评我的神态，我都会毫不犹豫地扑上去跟他拼了。
30. Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?
    干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦？

pounce on/upon sth

1. 一眼看出，抓紧机会（以便批评）
   to quickly notice sth that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it
   1. The lion crouched ready to pounce.
      狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。
   2. The muggers pounced on her as she got out of the car.
      她一下汽车，劫匪便向她扑上去。
   3. Owen pounced on the loose ball and scored.
      欧文对准无人控制的球就是一脚，破门得分。

noun

1. the act of pouncing

verb

1. move down on as if in an attack
   1. The raptor swooped down on its prey
   2. The teacher swooped down upon the new students

   Synonym:    swoop