| 词组 | pounce upon |
| 释义 | pounce upon pounce on/upon ! Pounce upon is more formal than pounce on, and is mostly used in writing. 1. pounce on/upon sth to criticize someone's mistakes or ideas very quickly and eagerly: ▪ Teachers are quick to pounce on students' grammatical errors. ▪ Any mistakes or errors of judgement were immediately pounced on by the press. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑jump on, ↑leap on 2. pounce on/upon sth to eagerly take an opportunity as soon as it becomes available: ▪ When they offered Dalgleish the chance to become manager, he pounced on it. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑jump on, ↑seize on/upon |
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