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

• 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。
• Unlike baby komodos, the potato beetle's feces are actually poisonous to predators.
  但是，与科莫多巨蜥幼蜥不同的是，薯虫的粪便对敌人来说是有毒的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators.
  克莱夫·沃克这样说，他曾经写过数本关于非洲野生动物的书。一些动物确实是依靠嗅觉或听觉等人类已知的官能来躲避危险的，比如食肉动物。
• A savanna full of predators, after all, was not a place to get distracted.
  毕竟，充满捕食者的热带稀树大草原并不是一个会让人分心的地方。
• 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。
• 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。