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predatory

/pred-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // ˈprɛd əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (ˈprɛdətərɪ, -trɪ) //

掠夺性,掠夺性的,掠夺式,掠夺式的

Related Words

rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌voracious贪吃,贪婪,贪婪的,贪婪的人greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人marauding劫掠,掠夺,掠夺性的,掠夺性bloodthirsty嗜血的人,嗜血成性,嗜血,嗜血如命carnivorous肉食性的,食肉的,肉食性,肉食性动物hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘hunting狩猎,打猎,猎杀,狩猎业preying掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺,掠夺的thieving盗用,盗窃,盗取,偷窃depredatory掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺式,掠夺式的despoiling蹂躏,掠夺,残害,掠夺性的pillaging掠夺行为,掠夺,劫掠行为,抢劫plundering掠夺,劫掠,掠夺行为,掠夺性predacious宿命,早熟,贪婪的,早熟的raptorial猛士,猛禽,猛禽馆,猛犸象ravaging蹂躏,肆虐,摧残,破坏性的ravening乌鸦嘴,鸦雀无声,鸦雀无声的,鸦片vulturine崇拜者,崇拜的人,崇拜性,崇拜wolfish狼性的,狼性,狼性十足,狼心狗肺

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.eating, destroying for sustenance or without conscience
Synonyms
greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人marauding劫掠,掠夺,掠夺性的,掠夺性rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌voracious贪吃,贪婪,贪婪的,贪婪的人bloodthirsty嗜血的人,嗜血成性,嗜血,嗜血如命carnivorous肉食性的,食肉的,肉食性,肉食性动物depredatory掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺式,掠夺式的despoiling蹂躏,掠夺,残害,掠夺性的hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘hunting狩猎,打猎,猎杀,狩猎业pillaging掠夺行为,掠夺,劫掠行为,抢劫plundering掠夺,劫掠,掠夺行为,掠夺性predacious宿命,早熟,贪婪的,早熟的predative谓语,预言性的,预言性,宿命preying掠夺性的,掠夺性,掠夺,掠夺的raptorial猛士,猛禽,猛禽馆,猛犸象ravaging蹂躏,肆虐,摧残,破坏性的ravening乌鸦嘴,鸦雀无声,鸦雀无声的,鸦片thieving盗用,盗窃,盗取,偷窃vulturine崇拜者,崇拜的人,崇拜性,崇拜vulturous胆大妄为,崇洋媚外,狂热的,胆大妄为者wolfish狼性的,狼性,狼性十足,狼心狗肺

Examples

  • 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.

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