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

• 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。
• My tactic with conservation of predators is to take people to where they live.
  我的肉食动物保育策略是：带人们到它们生活的地方去。
• Researchers collected wild dragonfly larvae, and placed them in tanks with fish or insect predators.
  研究人员们采集了野生蜻蜓的幼虫，把它们与鱼类或食昆虫的生物们放在一起饲养。
• Their wispy dorsal fins contain toxin-filled needles used to dissuade would-be predators.
  它们的小束状的背鳍含有毒素-充满针刺过去常常劝阻将到的食肉动物。
• 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。
• Like chili plants, tarantulas produce agony-inflicting toxins designed to repel would-be predators, researchers say.
  同辣椒类的植物相似，狼蛛也能产生会引起不适反应的毒素来击退潜在的掠食者。
• He denounced all landlords and money-lenders as evil predators.
  他痛斥所有地主和放债者都是罪恶的剥削者。
• Animals and plants use defence to protect themselves against predators and weather.
  动物植物用防御能力来保护自己免于捕食者和天气的对它们的伤害。
• Predators? Were a threat to the herd.
  食肉动物对牧群是个威胁。
• 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？