predatory 的定义
- Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
- of, relating to, or characterized by plunder, pillage, or robbery, as in war: predatory tactics.
- engaging in or living by these activities: predatory bands of brigands.
- excessive or exploitative in amount or cost, as out of greed or to take advantage of consumers or patrons: predatory pricing.
- seeking to exploit, victimize, or prey on others: More and more, senior citizens find themselves victims of predatory scams that rob them of their savings.
- acting with or possessed by overbearing, greedy, or selfish motives: He was cornered at the party by a predatory reporter.
predatory 近义词
eating, destroying for sustenance or without conscience
更多predatory例句
- They also vow to reform policing in Falls Church by shifting officers’ focus to community building and away from “predatory measures”.
- The largest sharks ever to hunt in Earth’s oceans may have gotten so big thanks to their predatory behavior in the womb, scientists report October 5 in Historical Biology.
- For the fission yeast, such predatory tactics can have big consequences, even driving two nearly identical strains toward becoming different species.
- Some of the animals that went extinct were large predatory fish.
- They are similar to those of modern predatory birds such as owls.
- Nonetheless, Washington has chosen to allow Chinese predatory behavior to continue.
- As he says, most men are not predatory sex pests, trying to force themselves on women, get a hand up her skirt, or cop a feel.
- Allegations that these two men are abusive and predatory have gone on for years now.
- In addition to being known for drugs, FIJI, two sources said, has a reputation for exceptionally predatory behavior towards girls.
- This, it should be said, bears an eerie similarity to the targeted, predatory lending of the last decade.
- For many years there had been great scarcity in both countries, a natural consequence of predatory warfare.
- The fellow ill-treated her horribly, but he taught her everything in the way of the predatory life that was to be learnt.
- The coming of the Romans led to the opening up of new roads, and caused the building of walls of defence against predatory tribes.
- At the same time, anything more ludicrous than the manner in which they indulged their predatory tastes can scarcely be imagined.
- The tribes bordering the British territory were brave, restless, and predatory.