predatory

predatory

英 ['predət(ə)rɪ]
　　美 ['prɛdətɔri]

adj. 掠奪的，掠奪成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的

中文詞源：

predatory 捕食的

來自predator,捕食者。

例句：

1. Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
大型超市的掠奪性價格正威脅著小商店的生計。

2. a predatory insurance salesman
斂財的保險推銷員

3. She was safe from predatory birds on the verandah.
在陽臺上她不會遭到猛禽的襲擊.

4. The earthbound larvae from which they develop are less pretty, but just as predatory.
幼蟲生活在地面上，不像成蟲後那麼美麗，但是同樣會捕食。

5. People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
小公司經營者被銀行的掠奪行為嚇壞瞭。