pounces

IPA/paʊns/
IPA/paʊns/

pounces — verb

  • pouncespresent simple I / you / we / they
  • pounceses3rd person singular
  • pouncesing-ing form
  • pouncesedpast simple

1. to suddenly spring forward and grab a person, animal, or object before it can ge

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to suddenly spring forward and grab a person, animal, or object before it can get away

例句

The cat crouches low, then pounces on the toy mouse Mizuki rolls across the floor.

pounce on + the thing being caught

A leopard waits in the tall grass and pounces on the passing antelope.

同義詞
  • leap

    neutral; names only the jump, without the idea of catching something

  • swoop

    a downward attack from the air, typically by a bird

  • lunge

    a sudden forward thrust, often without leaving the ground

  • spring

    stresses the quick jump but not the seizing that follows

文法句型

pounce on + noun

pounce upon + noun

用法筆記

Almost always intransitive and followed by 'on' or 'upon' plus the target; the thing seized is the object of the preposition, never a direct object.

常見錯誤

❌The cat pounced the mouse.
✅The cat pounced on the mouse.
💡pounce needs 'on' or 'upon' before the thing caught; it takes no direct object.

pounces — noun