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predatory

英 [ˈpredətri]

美 [ˈpredətɔːri]

adj.  捕食性的; (在金钱或性关系上)欺负弱小的,压榨他人的

TOEFLIELTSTEM8医学

BNC.12014 / COCA.11039

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 捕食性的
      living by killing and eating other animals
      1. (在金钱或性关系上)欺负弱小的,压榨他人的
        using weaker people for their own financial or sexual advantage
        1. a predatory insurance salesman
          敛财的保险推销员
        2. a predatory look
          色狼般的眼神

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ (动物)捕食性的
        Predatoryanimals live by killing other animals for food.
        1. ...predatory birds like the eagle.
          像鹰一样的捕食性动物
      • ADJ-GRADED 掠夺性的;弱肉强食的;损人利己的
        Predatorypeople or organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or suffering.
        1. People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
          小公司经营者被银行的掠夺行为吓坏了。

      双语例句

      • Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
        大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。
      • Some people were predatory.
        有些人是富有掠夺性的。
      • Allegations of predatory pricing have a long history.
        对掠夺性定价的指控有着悠久的历史。
      • The stone marten is a predatory nocturnal mammal with feeding habits similar to those of domestic cats.
        岩貂是一种夜间食肉哺乳动物,它的饮食习惯与家猫相似。
      • Those loans, many of them considered predatory, lit the fuse that led to the global financial meltdown.
        这些贷款其中许多被认为是掠夺性的点燃了全球金融体系崩溃的导火索。
      • Predatory Pricing: Economics and Law in the United States and the European Union
        掠夺性定价的经济学及法律分析&美国和欧盟的经验与趋势
      • You don't think she was completely un-classy and predatory?
        难道你不认为她低俗和暴露了一点?
      • A common complaint is that some companies try to monopolize a market through "predatory" or below-cost pricing.
        一种常见的申诉是一些公司通过掠夺性定价或倾销价企图垄断市场。
      • People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
        小公司经营者被银行的掠夺行为吓坏了。
      • But this does not mean that Chinese policymakers are knowingly engaging in predatory trading behaviour.
        但这并不意味着,中国的政策制定者有意实施掠夺性的贸易行为。