音标:['predәtәri] ;
a. 掠夺成性的, 捕食生物的, 掠夺的
[医] 捕食的
s. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

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词性分布:
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predatory的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Imperialism is predatory by nature.帝国主义掠夺成性。
  2. We were pestered by predatory salesmen.贪心的商人敲了我们竹.
  3. A servile civilization is a standing invitation to predatory free men.一个柔弱的文明对那些掠夺成性的自由人来说是一份长期有效的请帖。
  4. They could escape from predatory animals.他们可以甩脱凶残的野兽。
  5. The domesticated cat retains its predatory instincts.猫依然保持着捕食动物的天性.

词汇搭配

  • predatory dumping掠夺性倾销
  • predatory insect捕食性昆虫,肉食性害...
  • predatory exploitation捕食取利
  • predatory feeding捕食饲养
  • predatory fishes肉(掠)食性鱼类...
  • predatory pricing掠夺性要价,掠夺性价...
  • predatory bird捕食鸟
  • predatory price cutting竞争性削价

经典引文

  • Revenge might justify his praedatory excursions by sea and land.

    出自:Gibbon
  • Predatory instincts.

    出自:G. F. Maclear
  • She..went into the bedroom with a predatory look in her eye.

    出自:N. Coward
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