[ADJ 形容词](动物)捕食性的Predatory animals live by killing other animals for food.
[usu ADJ n]
...predatory birds like the eagle.
像鹰一样的捕食性动物
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]掠夺性的;弱肉强食的;损人利己的Predatory people or organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or suffering.
[usu ADJ n]
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。
Oxford
preda·tory/ˈpredətri; NAmEˈpredətɔːri/adjective1( technical 术语) (of animals 动物)living by killing and eating other animals 捕食性的2(of people 人)using weaker people for their own financial or sexual advantage (在金钱或性关系上)欺负弱小的,压榨他人的◆a predatory insurance salesman敛财的保险推销员◆a predatory look色狼般的眼神preda·tory/ˈpredətri; NAmEˈpredətɔːri/
1a predatory animal kills and eats other animals for food2trying to use someone’s weakness to get advantages for yourself – used to show disapproval: predatory pricing
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