predatory
英 [ˈpredətri]
美 [ˈpredətɔːri]
adj. 捕食性的; (在金钱或性关系上)欺负弱小的,压榨他人的
BNC.12014 / COCA.11039
牛津词典
adj.
- 捕食性的
living by killing and eating other animals - (在金钱或性关系上)欺负弱小的,压榨他人的
using weaker people for their own financial or sexual advantage- a predatory insurance salesman
敛财的保险推销员 - a predatory look
色狼般的眼神
- a predatory insurance salesman
柯林斯词典
- ADJ (动物)捕食性的
Predatoryanimals live by killing other animals for food.- ...predatory birds like the eagle.
像鹰一样的捕食性动物
- ...predatory birds like the eagle.
- ADJ-GRADED 掠夺性的;弱肉强食的;损人利己的
Predatorypeople or organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or suffering.- 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。
- People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
双语例句
- We need better consumer protection laws, including laws that prevent predatory lending.
第五。我们需要更好的法令来保护消费者,包括防止吞噬性借贷的发生。 - The owl is a predatory bird which kills its prey with its claws.
猫头鹰是一种食肉鸟类,它用爪子杀死猎物。 - Positive and negative cross-advertising elasticities imply the presence of both cooperative and predatory effects.
正面和负面的两岸广告弹性暗示在场的双方合作和掠夺性的影响。 - Allegations of predatory pricing have a long history.
对掠夺性定价的指控有着悠久的历史。 - In this study, CHD gene intron sequences of18 species of predatory birds were compared and analyzed.
对18个猛禽CHD基因的一段内含子序列进行比较和分析。 - Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
黑白色食肉型有牙齿和大型背鳍的鲸;常见于寒冷的海水中。 - But China has yet to produce the kind of predatory competitor that could threaten consumer companies at home.
但对西方消费品公司而言,中国还没有出现那类在其母国对能其构成威胁的强劲竞争对手。 - Predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth.
有屏障样腭和坚固牙齿的热带食肉性鱼。 - Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。 - Those loans, many of them considered predatory, lit the fuse that led to the global financial meltdown.
这些贷款其中许多被认为是掠夺性的点燃了全球金融体系崩溃的导火索。