predatory
adj
1 (of animals) (living by) killing other animals for food (指動(dòng)物)捕食其他動(dòng)物的, 食肉的
predatory birds 捕食動(dòng)物的鳥
The domesticated cat retains its predatory instincts. 貓依然保持著捕食動(dòng)物的天性.
2
(a) (for the purpose of) plundering 掠奪的; 以掠奪為目的的
predatory groups of bandits 搶劫財(cái)物的匪幫
a predatory attack 掠奪性的攻擊.
(b) (derog or joc 貶或謔) (of a person) wishing to exploit others for financial or sexual reasons(指人)(在財(cái)務(wù)或性關(guān)系方面)企圖奴役他人的
predatory advances, attentions, etc 好色者的勾引、 殷勤等
We were pestered by predatory salesmen. 貪心的商人敲了我們竹杠.