predatory

英 [ˈpredətri]

美 [ˈpredətɔːri]

adj.  捕食性的; (在金钱或性关系上)欺负弱小的，压榨他人的

TOEFLIELTSTEM8医学

BNC.12014 / COCA.11039

牛津词典

adj.

• 捕食性的
  living by killing and eating other animals
• （在金钱或性关系上）欺负弱小的，压榨他人的
  using weaker people for their own financial or sexual advantage
  1. a predatory insurance salesman
     敛财的保险推销员
  2. a predatory look
     色狼般的眼神

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （动物）捕食性的
  Predatoryanimals live by killing other animals for food.
  1. ...predatory birds like the eagle.
     像鹰一样的捕食性动物
• ADJ-GRADED 掠夺性的；弱肉强食的；损人利己的
  Predatorypeople or organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or suffering.
  1. People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
     小公司经营者被银行的掠夺行为吓坏了。

双语例句

• One that is regarded as predatory, rapacious, and fierce.
  暴徒被看作抢劫的、掠夺的和凶猛的人。
• But China has yet to produce the kind of predatory competitor that could threaten consumer companies at home.
  但对西方消费品公司而言，中国还没有出现那类在其母国对能其构成威胁的强劲竞争对手。
• The stone marten is a predatory nocturnal mammal with feeding habits similar to those of domestic cats.
  岩貂是一种夜间食肉哺乳动物，它的饮食习惯与家猫相似。
• During developmental aggregation and predatory lifestyle, gliding motility is very important for myxobacteria.
  粘细菌的滑动运动对其发育聚集和扑食过程都是非常重要的。
• But this does not mean that Chinese policymakers are knowingly engaging in predatory trading behaviour.
  但这并不意味着，中国的政策制定者有意实施掠夺性的贸易行为。
• The charges included malicious damage, break and enter, predatory driving and driving in a dangerous manner.
  对这名男子提起的诉讼罪名包括，驾车恶意闯入、捣毁和破坏。以及以危险方式驾车。
• The owl is a predatory bird which kills its prey with its claws.
  猫头鹰是一种食肉鸟类，它用爪子杀死猎物。
• Some people were predatory.
  有些人是富有掠夺性的。
• Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
  大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。
• You don't think she was completely un-classy and predatory?
  难道你不认为她低俗和暴露了一点？