predatory
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpred.ə.tər.i]
- 美式音标 [ˈpred.ə.tɔːr.i]
- 国际音标 ['predətəri]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 掠奪的,掠奪成性的;食肉的;捕食生物的
词根记忆
- 來自predator(掠奪者) + y→掠奪的
- 來自predator(n.掠奪者,捕食者)
英汉例句
- Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
大型超市的掠奪性價格正威脇著小商店的生計。 - a predatory insurance salesman
歛財的保險推銷員 - She was safe from predatory birds on the verandah.
在陽台上她不會遭到猛禽的襲擊. - a predatory insurance salesman
歛財的保險推銷員 - The earthbound larvae from which they develop are less pretty, but just as predatory.
幼蟲生活在地麪上,不像成蟲後那麽美麗,但是同樣會捕食。
词组短语
- predatory trading 捕食交易
- predatory loan 掠奪性貸款;搶奪性貸款
- silver predatory 白銀掠奪
- predatory predatory 食肉的
- predatory enemies 捕食性天敵
短語
英英字典
- A predatory animal kills and eats other animals
- Predatory animals live by killing other animals for food.
- Predatory people or organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or suffering.
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专业释义
- 捕食作用
- 捕食其他動物的;食肉的
- 食肉的
- 捕食的
- 掠奪的
- 掠奪性的