pounce on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) CRITICIZEto criticize someone’s mistakes or ideas very quickly and eagerly 急于批评〔某人的错误或想法〕 Teachers are quick to pounce on students’ grammatical errors. 老师一眼就能看出学生的语法错误,并立即指正。
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ADVANTAGEto eagerly take an opportunity as soon as it becomes available 抓住〔机会〕 When they offered O'Leary the chance to become manager, he pounced on it. 他们给奥利里一个机会让他当经理,他马上就接受了。
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