predator
英 ['pred?t?]
美['pr?d?t?]
- n. [動] 捕食者；[動] 食肉動物；掠奪者
GRETOEFL低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?predators;
中文詞源
predator 捕食者
來自拉丁語praeda,獵物，劫掠，來自prehendere,抓住，搶劫，詞源同comprehend,prey.即劫掠者，引申詞義捕食者。
英文詞源
- predator (n.)
- 1862, from Latin praedator "plunderer," from praedari "to rob" (see predation). Originally Predatores (Swainson, 1840) used of insects that ate other insects.
雙語例句
- 1. the relationship between predator and prey
- 捕食性動物與獵物之間的關系
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Predator : Intoxication - Damage over time effect will now stack with other allies.
- Predator:Intoxication,持續(xù)性傷害的效果將會與隊友相加.
來自互聯(lián)網
- 3. The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species.
- 這種南美肉食動物的到來威脅到了當地物種的生存.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 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?
- 這只鳥進退維谷。是應該冒著生命危險攻擊捕食者呢？還是應該及早逃命？
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The terror bird was the top predator in its ancestral home.
- 恐鳥是其遠古家園中的頂級捕食者.
來自互聯(lián)網