Pounce
[paʊns]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of pouncing.
(verb.) move down on as if in an attack; 'The raptor swooped down on its prey'; 'The teacher swooped down upon the new students'.
編輯:纽曼--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript.
(n.) Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making patterns through perforated designs, -- used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc.
(v. t.) To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.
(v. t.) The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
(v. t.) A punch or stamp.
(v. t.) Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
(v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
(v. t.) To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament.
(v. i.) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.
德怀特手打
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Claw, talon, nail.
阿诺德手打
解釋/意思:
v.i. to fall (upon) and seize with the claws: to dart suddenly (upon).—v.t. to ornament with small holes: to strike with the claws.—n. a hawk's claw: the paw of a lion or other animal.—adj. Pounced furnished with talons.
n. a fine powder for preparing a surface for writing on: coloured powder sprinkled over holes pricked in paper to form a pattern on paper underneath.—v.t. to sprinkle with pounce as paper or a pattern.—ns. Pounce′-box Poun′cet-box a box with a perforated lid for sprinkling pounce.
錄入:赛斯
例句/造句/用法:
- You cannot throw an old cigar stub down anywhere, but some vagabond will pounce upon it on the instant. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- By whatever other circumstance the day may be marked, it is not the day, Lavinia, on which I will allow a child of mine to pounce upon me. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- When it goes astray, they suppress it--pounce upon it without warning, and throttle it. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- The words had been thoughtless, as the utterances of impatience often are; and Mr. Welland was upon them with a pounce. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- How soon may our own evil passions prove to be Oriental noblemen who pounce on us unawares! 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Full sure was I that Madame had missed--was come in search of me, and designed now to pounce on the defaulter unawares. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- When his first pen was worn out, THAT went over his shoulder too, and he pounced on a second from the supply scattered about the table. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Rome then pounced upon Carthage, and declared she had broken the treaty! 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He had the dull man's unexpected flashes of astuteness, and Lily could not help joining in the laugh with which he had pounced on the truth. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Instantly, she pounced upon it. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
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