Pounce

(noun.) the act of pouncing.

(verb.) move down on as if in an attack; 'The raptor swooped down on its prey'; 'The teacher swooped down upon the new students'.

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• You cannot throw an old cigar stub down anywhere, but some vagabond will pounce upon it on the instant. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• By whatever other circumstance the day may be marked, it is not the day, Lavinia, on which I will allow a child of mine to pounce upon me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• When it goes astray, they suppress it--pounce upon it without warning, and throttle it. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The words had been thoughtless, as the utterances of impatience often are; and Mr. Welland was upon them with a pounce. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• How soon may our own evil passions prove to be Oriental noblemen who pounce on us unawares! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Full sure was I that Madame had missed--was come in search of me, and designed now to pounce on the defaulter unawares. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• When his first pen was worn out, THAT went over his shoulder too, and he pounced on a second from the supply scattered about the table. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Rome then pounced upon Carthage, and declared she had broken the treaty! 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He had the dull man's unexpected flashes of astuteness, and Lily could not help joining in the laugh with which he had pounced on the truth. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Instantly, she pounced upon it. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.

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