predators

英 [ˈprɛdətəz]

美 [ˈprɛdətərz]

n.  捕食性动物; 实行弱肉强食的人(或机构); 剥削者; 掠夺者
predator的复数

柯林斯词典

• 捕食性动物
  Apredatoris an animal that kills and eats other animals.
• N-COUNT 掠夺者；掠夺成性的人（或组织）
  People sometimes refer to predatory people or organizations aspredators.
  1. The company is worried about takeovers by various predators.
     公司担心被各种虎视眈眈的集团收购。

双语例句

• Spiders may rely on camouflage to protect them from predators such as birds.
  蜘蛛能依靠伪装保护自己免受如鸟一类的掠食者的威胁。
• When will new predators, parasites and competitors also move in?
  新的捕食者、寄生生物、竞争者何时能够到达？
• I suppose such fears reflect instincts that emerged to protect us against predators and starvation.
  我想，这些担忧反映出了为保护我们自己不受掠夺者和饥饿威胁而出现的本能。
• Predators or people close to wild animals, can be directly affected by the virus.
  人猎食或亲近野生动物，可直接受到病毒感染。
• These small predators leap from rocks and numb their prey with their poisonous stings.
  这些小型食肉动物跳下岩石并用他们的毒刺将猎物麻痹。
• They also float on the sea's surface, though the position makes them vulnerable to aquatic predators.
  它们也会浮在海面，尽管这个位置会让它们易受到水生掠食者的攻击。
• They found big cats'feces a more effective deterrent than those of other predators.
  他们发现，大型猫科动物的粪便当作遏止物比其他的掠食性动物的粪便更有效。
• Wolves are major predators of small mammals.
  狼是哺乳类小动物的主要捕食者。
• The company is worried about takeovers by various predators.
  公司担心被各种虎视眈眈的集团收购。
• Pliosaurs are thought to have been ambush predators, using their giant flippers to launch ferocious attacks.
  上龙被认为是一种埋伏型猎食者，使用它们巨大的鳍状肢发动凶猛的进攻。