predatory
掠夺性的
常用释义
英音[ ˈpredət(ə)ri ]
美音[ ˈpredətɔːri ]
基本释义
- adj. （动物）捕食性的，食肉的；掠夺性的，弱肉强食的
考试频率
考研
考频：近六年出现1次
- adj. 食肉的; 掠夺成性的
例句
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1·Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.大型超市的掠夺性定价正威胁着小商店的生计。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·People will not set up new businesses while they are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.人们在被银行的掠夺行为惊吓的情况下是不会开办新企业的。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·Ants keep predatory insects away from where their aphids feed; Gmail keeps the spammers out of our inboxes.蚂蚁让食肉昆虫远离蚜虫的觅食处；Gmail 使垃圾邮件发送人远离我们的收件箱。
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4·The banks that brought on the global financial crisis got billions while a tiny bit went to the homeowners and victims of the same banks' predatory lending practices.引发全球金融危机的银行获得了数十亿美元，但房主和这些银行掠夺性放贷行为的受害者们只得到了一小部分。
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5·On the East Coast of the U.S., where large predatory sharks have also been overfished, cownose ray populations have exploded.位于美国东海岸，大型掠食性鲨鱼也被过度捕捞，牛鼻鳐的数量爆炸式增长。
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6·If the dog's hackles are up, gives a low decibel growl, or engages in a predatory, stalking posture, then there is probably a danger in the environment.如果狗颈部的毛都竖立起来，或是它发出低分贝咆哮，或是呈掠夺、跟踪姿势，那么周围肯定存在危险。
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7·These predatory bacteria are thought to have evolved from saprophages.这些食肉细菌被认为是由腐生物进化而来。
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8·If a poster says "A unique show with predatory apes – hamadryas baboons" we will just smile to this "promotional gimmick".如果海报上写着“类人猿独特的掠夺性展示-阿拉伯狒狒”我们只会对这个“噱头”一笑置之。
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9·This is called predatory trading.这种算法被称为掠夺交易。
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10·But he's not a serious, predatory offender.不过他不是个十分严重的，主动犯罪者。
网络释义
- predatory pricing : 掠夺性订价；掠夺性价格
同义词
adj.
掠夺的，掠夺成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的
同根词
词根：
predator
predator
n
[动] 捕食者；[动] 食肉动物；掠夺者
predation
n
捕食；掠夺