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pouncepaJntsv [I]to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something猛扑,突然袭击,猛冲The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.树上的猫准备扑向下面的鸭子。The police were waiting to pounce when he arrived at the airport.他到达机场时,警察们正等着扑上去。(fig.) She pounced on (=accepted enthusiastically) the money as soon as I offered it to her.我一把钱给她,她就迫不及待地要了。(fig. ) This gossip is just the sort of thing journalists love to pounce on (= take advantage of eagerly).这个流言正是记者们想大加利用的。
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