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predatory adj.掠夺的；捕食生物的 (1) 帝国主义掠夺成性。(2) 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。(3) 他们可以甩脱凶残的野兽。(4) 猫依然保持着捕食动物的天性. Predatory is also used when one party victimizes another for personal gain. For example, businesses are often accused of "predatory practices" when they take advantage of senior citizens, the uneducated, or people who simply don’t understand the specifics of the loan or insurance policy they're signing up for. This is why it’s important to read the fine print of business documents.

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英 ['predətri] 美 ['predətɔːri] (1) Imperialism is predatory by nature.(2) A servile civilization is a standing invitation to predatory free men.(3) They could escape from predatory animals.(4) The domesticated cat retains its predatory instincts. Predatory animals are those who kill and then eat — in other words, "prey on" — other animals. Hawks, lions, alligators, and human beings are all predatory animals. 1[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2[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。

英语单词	predatory
英美音标	英 ['predətri] 美 ['predətɔːri]
中文释义	adj.掠夺的；捕食生物的
英语例句	(1) Imperialism is predatory by nature. (2) A servile civilization is a standing invitation to predatory free men. (3) They could escape from predatory animals. (4) The domesticated cat retains its predatory instincts.
中文例句	(1) 帝国主义掠夺成性。 (2) 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。 (3) 他们可以甩脱凶残的野兽。 (4) 猫依然保持着捕食动物的天性.
vocabulary简明	Predatory animals are those who kill and then eat — in other words, "prey on" — other animals. Hawks, lions, alligators, and human beings are all predatory animals.
vocabulary扩展	Predatory is also used when one party victimizes another for personal gain. For example, businesses are often accused of "predatory practices" when they take advantage of senior citizens, the uneducated, or people who simply don’t understand the specifics of the loan or insurance policy they're signing up for. This is why it’s important to read the fine print of business documents.
柯林斯解释	1 [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 2 [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。

Predatory Animals People Businesses [Usu Adj N 英