- 1掠食性的；（人、企業）掠奪性的、佔人便宜的
Describes an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food, like a predatory bird that hunts small animals. It's also used about people or businesses that are unfair or cruel, taking advantage of people who are weaker or in a difficult position - like 'predatory lending,' loans designed to trap poor people in debt.
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組成From Latin praeda (prey, something captured). Predatory literally means 'behaving like a predator.'
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
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predatoryadj/ˈpɹɛdət(ə)ɹi/
- 1
Of, or relating to a predator.
- Harry Kane was back to his predatory best after struggling in the group stage, following up his goal against Germany by poking home a superb pass from Raheem Sterling after only four minutes.
- And while there are plenty of benches, there's little shelter from the wind (or predatory seagulls the size of dogs) out on the platforms.
- 2
Living by preying on other living animals.
- The mark of his father’s early life was strong upon him and enhanced by months of association with beasts, from whom the imitative faculty of youth had absorbed a countless number of little mannerisms of the predatory creatures of the wild.
- 3
Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.
- predatory lending
- predatory inclusion
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