"pounce" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 扑上去
• 猛扑

Definition

像猫或捕食者一样，突然快速地跳向某物或某人以捕捉或攻击对方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用来形容动物，尤其是猫或捕食者的动作，也可用来比喻人立即抓住机会。常见搭配有“pounce on”, “pounce at”，也可用于比喻，如“pounce on a mistake”。语气一般中性，具体要看语境。

Examples

The cat waited quietly and then pounced on the mouse.

猫安静地等待，然后**扑上了**老鼠。

Some birds pounce from the air to catch insects.

有些鸟会从空中**扑下来**捉虫子。

Don’t pounce on your food, eat slowly.

不要**扑上去**吃东西，要慢慢吃。

Reporters were quick to pounce on the politician’s mistake.

记者们很快就**抓住**了政客的错误。

Kids love to pounce on piles of autumn leaves.

孩子们喜欢**扑到**秋天的落叶堆里。

If you see a good deal online, you should pounce before it’s gone.

如果你在网上看到好优惠，要赶快**下手**，别错过。