predation
捕食
常用释义
英音[ prɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n ]
美音[ prɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n ]
基本释义
- n. 捕食；掠夺
例句
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1·An alternative explanation is defense from predation.另一种解释是防御捕食。
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2·Once rid of predation pressure, large body size is of little advantage to herbivores.一旦摆脱了捕食压力，大体型对食草动物来说几乎没有优势。
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3·Once free from predation pressure, large body size is of little advantage to herbivores.一旦摆脱了捕食的压力，巨大的体型对食草动物没有什么好处。
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4·Together with predation, it is the most important density-dependent factor in regulating population growth.在调节种群增长方面，它与捕食一起是最重要的密度制约因子。
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5·Of the two plausible explanations for the decline—increased predation by killer whales or disease—disease is the more likely.对于鲸鱼数量的下降，有两种可能的解释——虎鲸捕食或疾病的增加——疾病的可能性更大。
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6·It is difficult to understand how reduced predation would lead to sudden increases in Acanthaster numbers in several places at the same time in specific years.很难理解捕食减少是如何导致在特定年份的同一时间内，几个地方的棘冠海星数量突然增加。
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7·In particular, lobster larvae take less time to reach the size at which they are no longer vulnerable to predation by young cod, the chief threat to their survival.特别是，龙虾幼虫需要更短的时间才能长到不再容易受到幼鳕鱼捕食的大小，幼鳕鱼是它们生存的主要威胁。
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8·Establishing that a firm is guilty of predation is difficult.裁定一家公司犯有掠夺之罪是困难的。
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9·Predation relations link these agents to form the food chain.这些动植物主体通过捕食关系构成食物链。
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10·The three main motives for stalking are love, hate and predation.缠扰行为的三个主要动机是爱、恨和捕猎心态。
同根词
词根：
predator
predatory
adj
掠夺的，掠夺成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的
predator
n
[动] 捕食者；[动] 食肉动物；掠夺者