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

• 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。
• 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。
• In predators that ate the fish, the chemical accumulated.
  当捕食者吃了鱼后，有害化学物质在体内积累。
• Their natural predators have been killed off
  它们的天敌被全部杀死。
• 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。
• Spiders may rely on camouflage to protect them from predators such as birds.
  蜘蛛能依靠伪装保护自己免受如鸟一类的掠食者的威胁。
• Predators? Were a threat to the herd.
  食肉动物对牧群是个威胁。
• 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。
• Young birds are very vulnerable to predators.
  幼小的鸟易受食肉动物伤害。
• Feeling ticklish is our built-in response to predators or threats, and combines the sensations of touch and pain.
  怕痒是我们对侵扰者或威胁产生的内在反应，它使触觉和痛觉结合起来了。