• n. [動] 捕食者；[動] 食肉動物；掠奪者

來自拉丁語praeda,獵物，劫掠，來自prehendere,抓住，搶劫，詞源同comprehend,prey.即劫掠者，引申詞義捕食者。

predator (n.)

1862, from Latin praedator "plunderer," from praedari "to rob" (see predation). Originally Predatores (Swainson, 1840) used of insects that ate other insects.

1. the relationship between predator and prey

捕食性動物與獵物之間的關(guān)系

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. Predator : Intoxication - Damage over time effect will now stack with other allies.

Predator:Intoxication,持續(xù)性傷害的效果將會與隊友相加.

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3. The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species.

這種南美肉食動物的到來威脅到了當(dāng)?shù)匚锓N的生存.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The bird is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should it attack the predator, even though it then risks its own life? Or should it get out while the going is good?

這只鳥進(jìn)退維谷。是應(yīng)該冒著生命危險攻擊捕食者呢？還是應(yīng)該及早逃命？

來自柯林斯例句

5. The terror bird was the top predator in its ancestral home.

恐鳥是其遠(yuǎn)古家園中的頂級捕食者.

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