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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We need better consumer protection laws, including laws that prevent predatory lending.
  第五。我们需要更好的法令来保护消费者，包括防止吞噬性借贷的发生。
• The earthbound larvae from which they develop are less pretty, but just as predatory.
  幼虫生活在地面上，不像成虫后那么美丽，但是同样会捕食。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Positive and negative cross-advertising elasticities imply the presence of both cooperative and predatory effects.
  正面和负面的两岸广告弹性暗示在场的双方合作和掠夺性的影响。
• These farmers can now defend their farms against predatory animals, instead of relying on government intervention.
  现在，这些农户可依靠自身的努力而不是政府的介入来捍卫自己的农田免遭那些掠夺性动物的侵袭。