Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11739
pounce
猛扑；飞扑
A sudden leaping attack.
- 1.
A sudden leaping attack.
突然跃起攻击。
- 2.
A punch or stamp.
冲压工具；冲头。
- 3.
Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
有孔眼的织物。
- 4.
Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).
同bump(地下地层的突然移动)。
一拳；一跺脚；孔眼布；网眼织物；地层突然移动；冲击地压；突然跃起攻击。；冲压工具；冲头。
In use
The cat made a sudden pounce on the mouse.
With a quick pounce, the fox caught the rabbit.
The tiger's pounce was swift and deadly.
make a pounce at/on sb/sth
pounce 作名词表示“猛扑”，常与 make 搭配，后面接 at 或 on 表示扑向的对象。
The cat made a sudden pounce at the mouse.
猫突然向老鼠猛扑过去。
in one pounce
in one pounce 表示“一下子、一扑”，强调动作的突然和迅速。
In one pounce, the fox caught the rabbit.
狐狸一跃就抓住了兔子。
on the pounce
on the pounce 是习语，意为“处于准备猛扑的状态”，常用于描述随时准备行动的人或动物。
The goalkeeper was on the pounce and saved the shot.
Connections
Collocations
- sudden pounce
- 突然猛扑
- The fox's sudden pounce startled the chickens.狐狸的突然猛扑吓到了鸡群。
- make a pounce
- 猛扑一下；突然袭击
- The cat made a pounce on the mouse.猫朝老鼠猛扑过去。
- in one pounce
- 一扑；一下子猛扑
- The owl caught the vole in one pounce.猫头鹰一下扑过去抓住了田鼠。
- on the pounce
- 伺机猛扑
- The leopard was on the pounce, ready to spring.豹子伺机猛扑，准备一跃而出。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pounce on/upon something
- 扑向；马上抓住（机会、错误等）He pounced on the opportunity to work abroad.他立刻抓住了出国工作的机会。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想法：pounce 里有 ounce（盎司），想象猫把全身每一盎司的重量都压上去，就是猛扑的一击。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：animal behaviour、descriptive storytelling 作为名词时，pounce 通常用于书面或描述性语境，指猫或猛兽突然扑向猎物的动作；日常口语里更常用动词形式 pounce on 表达同一意思。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 pounce /paʊns/ 押韵（重读元音 /aʊ/ 后接 /ns/）：bounce, ounce, announce, denounce, pronounce, trounce。注意：couch /kaʊtʃ/ 和 count /kaʊnt/ 拼写相似，但不与 pounce 押韵；pounce 也不要按拼写读成 ponce /pɒns/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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