predator

英 [ˈpredətə(r)]

美 [ˈpredətər]

n.  捕食性动物; 实行弱肉强食的人(或机构); 剥削者; 掠夺者

复数：predators　

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牛津词典

noun

• 捕食性动物
  an animal that kills and eats other animals
  1. the relationship between predator and prey
     捕食性动物与猎物之间的关系
• 实行弱肉强食的人（或机构）；剥削者；掠夺者
  a person or an organization that uses weaker people for their own advantage
  1. to protect domestic industry from foreign predators
     保护本国工业不受外来剥削

柯林斯词典

• 捕食性动物
  Apredatoris an animal that kills and eats other animals.
• N-COUNT 掠夺者；掠夺成性的人（或组织）
  People sometimes refer to predatory people or organizations aspredators.
  1. The company is worried about takeovers by various predators.
     公司担心被各种虎视眈眈的集团收购。

英英释义

noun

• any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  Synonym:predatory animal
• someone who attacks in search of booty
  Synonym:maraudervulturepiranha

双语例句

• There is no part of the beetle's body that a predator can safely attack.
  而且它们的捕食者没有谁能在攻击这些甲虫后毫发无损。
• That of predator and prey.
  它们是掠食者与猎物的关系。
• The bird is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should it attack the predator, even though it then risks its own life? Or should it get out while the going is good?
  这只鸟进退维谷。是应该冒着生命危险攻击捕食者呢？还是应该及早逃命？
• New DNA tests show that Borneo's top predator is one of a kind.
  新的DNA测试表明婆罗洲顶级捕食者是一种。
• In the snake's mind, you are a predator!
  在蛇的心中，你就是一个捕食者！
• The response to freeze is completely hard-wired, so freezing shows us something about both predator and prey.
  对冻结的反应是动物与生俱来的，所以冻结给我们展现的是捕食者和被捕食者双方的特性。
• The company is worried about takeovers by various predators.
  公司担心被各种虎视眈眈的集团收购。
• What would he have done if attacked by a predator or an invading Klingon?
  他会怎样做，如果被掠夺者袭击，或者克林贡人入侵？
• They may also be filling an empty niche for a top predator that was once filled by wolves.
  他们可能填补了曾经是狼的顶级掠食者的空缺。
• A tiger is a predator.
  老虎是掠食者。