predator
英 ['pred?t?]
美['pr?d?t?]
- n. [动] 捕食者；[动] 食肉动物；掠夺者
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词态变化
复数:?predators;
中文词源
predator 捕食者
来自拉丁语praeda,猎物，劫掠，来自prehendere,抓住，抢劫，词源同comprehend,prey.即劫掠者，引申词义捕食者。
英文词源
- predator (n.)
- 1862, from Latin praedator "plunderer," from praedari "to rob" (see predation). Originally Predatores (Swainson, 1840) used of insects that ate other insects.
双语例句
- 1. the relationship between predator and prey
- 捕食性动物与猎物之间的关系
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Predator : Intoxication - Damage over time effect will now stack with other allies.
- Predator:Intoxication,持续性伤害的效果将会与队友相加.
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- 3. The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species.
- 这种南美肉食动物的到来威胁到了当地物种的生存.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The bird is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should it attack the predator, even though it then risks its own life? Or should it get out while the going is good?
- 这只鸟进退维谷。是应该冒着生命危险攻击捕食者呢？还是应该及早逃命？
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The terror bird was the top predator in its ancestral home.
- 恐鸟是其远古家园中的顶级捕食者.
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