vultures

英 [ˈvʌltʃəz]

美 [ˈvʌltʃərz]

n.  兀鹫; 秃鹫; 乘人之危的人; 趁火打劫的人
vulture的复数

柯林斯词典

• 兀鹫;秃鹫
  Avultureis a large bird which lives in hot countries and eats the flesh of dead animals.
• N-COUNT 趁火打劫的人;乘人之危的人
  If you describe a person as avulture, you disapprove of them because you think they are trying to gain from another person's troubles.
  1. With no buyer in sight for the company as a whole, the vultures started to circle.
     由于公司目前找不到买主，趁火打劫者开始围攻。

双语例句

• Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the carcass of the deer.
  兀鹰在天空盘旋等待着啄食鹿的尸体。
• They swept toward me like vultures and clamped handcuffs around my wrists.
  他们像兀鹫一样向我扑来，用手铐铐住了我的双腕。
• The vultures are afraid but Mowgli is not afraid.
  秃鹫们很害怕，但是无忌不害怕。
• Vultures are known for their extremely keen eyesight.
  秃鹰以其极为敏锐的视觉而闻名。
• Insects and vultures are said to be repelled by the burning of myrrh.
  昆虫和秃鹰据说是被燃烧着的没药击退。
• But from the foot-binding cloth hanging from the elm tree Second Granny doddered into the panting of wild dogs and the wings of vultures.
  而二嬷嬷却从吊在榆树上的裹脚带上，走进了野狗的呼吸中，秃鹫的翅膀里；
• Soon after the lion makes the kill, vultures swoop in.
  狮子杀死猎物不久，秃鹫就抢进来。
• Hornbills, starlings, vultures, rollers, bee-eaters and shrikes typify the ubiquitous avifauna of the Kruger.
  犀鸟、椋鸟、秃鹫、金丝雀、蜂虎和伯劳是克鲁格常见鸟类中的典型品种。
• And although they may not be the most appealing creatures, vultures form a crucial clean-up team.
  尽管秃鹫不是最吸引人的动物，它们却扮演着重要的清道夫角色。
• The vultures were already circling around the dead animal.
  兀鹰已经在绕着动物的尸体盘旋了。