pounce

n. 猛扑, 爪
vi. 猛扑, 突袭
vt. 扑住

名词:pouncer 动词过去式:pounced 过去分词:pounced 现在分词:pouncing 第三人称单数:pounces 

pounce

v.（动词）
pounced,pounc.ing,pounc.es
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something:
猛扑，猛冲：突然跳起或突然袭击以抓住某人或某物：
例句：
a cat that pounced on a mouse; watched the falcon pounce on the baby rabbit.
猛地扑向老鼠的猫；注视着老鹰扑食幼兔

To attack suddenly:
突然袭击：
例句：
irregular troops who pounced on the convoy at a narrow pass; a colleague who pounced on me because of a mistake in my report.
在狭窄的山隘处突然袭击护送队的非正规部队；因我在报告中所犯的一个错误而猛烈攻击我的一个同事

To seize something swiftly and eagerly:
掌握，抓住：迅速抓住某物，急切地抓住某物：
例句：
pounce on an opportunity.
掌握机会

v.tr.（及物动词）
To seize with or as if with talons.
用爪抓住：用爪攫取或好象用爪攫取
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of pouncing.
袭击：猛扑的行为或实例
The talon or claw of a bird of prey.
爪：猛禽的爪子

来源：
From Middle English [pointed tool, talon of a hawk]
源自 中古英语 [尖利工具，鹰的爪子]
perhaps variant of ponson [pointed tool] * see puncheon
可能为 ponson的变体 [尖利工具] *参见 puncheon

【引伸】
pounc.er
n.（名词）

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pounce
pounce 2

n.（名词）
A fine powder formerly used to smooth and finish writing paper and soak up ink.
吸墨粉：原用作光滑和完成写字纸的细粉末且可吸墨
A fine powder, such as pulverized charcoal, dusted over a stencil to transfer a design to an underlying surface.
印花粉：撒于镂花模板上以便在其表面上印出图案的细粉末，如磨碎的木炭粉
v.tr.（及物动词）
pounced,pounc.ing,pounc.es
To sprinkle, smooth, or treat with pounce.
在…上撒吸墨粉：用吸墨粉喷洒、用吸墨粉使光滑或用吸墨粉处理
To transfer (a stenciled design) with pounce.
以印花粉印：用印花粉末转印（镂空模板花样）

来源：
French ponce
法语 ponce
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *pômex pômic-
源自 俗拉丁语 *pômex pômic-
from Latin pômex [pumice]
源自 拉丁语 pômex [浮石]

【引伸】
pounc.er
n.（名词）

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pounce
pounce 3

v.tr.（及物动词）
pounced,pounc.ing,pounc.es
To ornament (metal, for example) by perforating from the back with a pointed implement.
从背面刺穿：用尖利的工具从背后穿孔以装饰（如金属）

来源：
Middle English pouncen
中古英语 pouncen
probably from Old French poinssonner
可能源自 古法语 poinssonner
from poinson [pointed tool] * see puncheon
源自 poinson [尖利的工具] *参见 puncheon