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predatory
时间: 2023-10-01 11:36:05
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英 [ˈpredətri]
美 [ˈpredətɔːri]

adj. 以捕食其他动物为生的;食肉的;掠夺成性的;掠夺的

短语搭配
双语例句
  • If you wear such a short skirt, passers-by may look at you in a predatory way.

    如果你穿这么短的裙子,路人可能会好色地盯着你看。

  • The number of this predatory animal has fallen sharply in recent years.

    这种食肉动物的数量近年来急剧下降。

  • The capitalist's predatory act of collecting money attracted the attention of the police.

    资本家掠夺式的敛财行为引起了警方的注意。

  • The owl is a predatory bird, killing its prey with its claws.

    猫头鹰是捕食性鸟类 用爪子杀死猎物

  • Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.

    大型超市的掠夺性定价正威胁着小商店的生计。

  • People will not set up new businesses while they are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.

    人们在被银行的掠夺行为惊吓的情况下是不会开办新企业的。

  • On the East Coast of the U.S., where large predatory sharks have also been overfished, cownose ray populations have exploded.

    位于美国东海岸,大型掠食性鲨鱼也被过度捕捞,牛鼻鳐的数量爆炸式增长。

  • If the dog's hackles are up, gives a low decibel growl, or engages in a predatory, stalking posture, then there is probably a danger in the environment.

    如果狗颈部的毛都竖立起来,或是它发出低分贝咆哮,或是呈掠夺、跟踪姿势,那么周围肯定存在危险。

  • These predatory bacteria are thought to have evolved from saprophages.

    这些食肉细菌被认为是由腐生物进化而来。

近义词
同根词

词根 predator

  • predator n. [动] 捕食者;[动] 食肉动物;掠夺者

  • predation n. 捕食;掠夺

释义
adj.

relating to or denoting an animal or animals preying naturally on others

以捕食其他动物为生的,食肉的

  • predatory birds.

    食肉性鸟类。

figurative seeking to exploit or oppress others

〈喻〉 掠夺的;掠夺成性的

  • in pubs she always felt at the mercy of predatory men.

    在酒吧,她总觉得自己受掠夺成性的男士摆布。

词源

"late 16th cent. (in the sense relating to plundering): from Latin praedatorius, from praedator, ‘plunderer’, (see PREDATOR)."

考纲分布

16年出现 1

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 食肉的; 掠夺成性的

考纲释义
  • adj. 食肉的; 掠夺成性的

    英文释义:

    真题例句:

    • Ants keep predatory insects away from where their aphids feed; Gmail keeps the spammers out of our inboxes.

      蚂蚁让食肉昆虫远离蚜虫的食物; Gmail让垃圾邮件制造者远离我们的收件箱。

      [2018年 英语二 阅读理解A]
  • Predatory? Well, it depends which side you're on. Also, we have to keep moving or we die.

    捕食者?那取决于你站在哪一边。而且我们不能停下来,不然就会死。

    《Sherlock Season 4》《神探夏洛克 第四季》

  • Absolutely not, but if I had to guess, I'd say the theory is that Colosseum's predatory recruitment tactics are a violation of the school's fiduciary duty towards its shareholders.

    当然不是,但...硬要我猜的话,我想大概是克鲁斯曼的掠夺式招聘策略违反了学校对于股东的诚信义务。

    《The Good Wife Season 7》《傲骨贤妻第七季》

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