| 词汇 | predator |
| 释义 | predatorWord family adverbpredatorilynounpredatorinesspredatoradjectivepredatory Animals pred·a·tor /ˈpredətə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1. HBAan animal that kills and eats other animals 掠食动物，捕食性动物 → prey 2 CRUELsomeone who tries to use another person’s weakness to get advantages 利用别人的弱点谋取利益的人，损人利己的人 a sexual predator 性侵犯者 Examples from the Corpus predator• They also suspect that the move against wolves is part of a wider campaign against predators.• The toxins defend them against predators, and most interestingly against the effects of bacteria and fungi.• In due course the numbers will be drastically reduced by natural mortalities, disease and predators being the chief causes.• The long spines of the sea urchins protect them from most predators.• The more striking the colours, the easier they are to remember - no predator is likely to forget these particular insects.• This beetle discharges a very hot fluid from a special gland at potential predators.• It is a skill predators will readily learn. From Longman Business Dictionary predatorpred·a·tor /ˈpredətə-ər/ noun [countableC] journalismFINANCE a company which takes advantage of another company weaker than itself, for example by trying to buy it They want to prevent the business falling into the hands of an overseas predator. (1900-2000) Latin praedator, from praedari; → PREDATORY |
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