Definition of predation in English:

predation

noun prɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)nprəˈdāSH(ə)n

mass noun

1The preying of one animal on others.
〔动〕捕食行为（或活动）
an effective defence against predation
预防被捕食的有效防卫。
Example sentencesExamples
- Some are accomplished leapers and bounders, avoiding predation by outdistancing the predator.
- They are subject to intense predation, and maternal defense is their primary means of protection.
- To avoid predation, animals show morphological defenses and behavioral modifications.
- Field collections of snakes often reveal nonrandom predation upon prey items of different size.
- They really only use their strong electric organ discharges for predation and defensive purposes.
2The action of attacking or plundering.
the old story of male predation and female vulnerability
count noun the predations of would-be pirates
Example sentencesExamples
- I knew that the governor had acted under pressure from citizens of Onitsha, particularly the market women who had suffered extensive loss of property and life from the thieves' predations.
- Though you are no doubt loathe to abandon your fortune to the predations of robbers you can take heart that if they violate your sanctum they will likely pay for it with their lives.
- And this legal reality doubtless enabled accusers to continue with their predations.
- Two of the three planted last year look a bit sad - the predations of the hens and various sheep haven't helped.
- Our ruling classes are to some degree restrained in their predations.
- However, they often know very little about these earlier doctrines, which are used by perpetrators to justify their criminal predations.
- Phase one will refer to the predations of the Neo-Babylonian empire as it sought to quell the Judean rebellions in 597 and between 589-587 BCE.
- They posed as protectors of their local churches against the predations of the invaders; as self-serving as this pose was, the German priests and common people were supportive of it.
- Other research from the organisation highlights that millions of birds die each year because of cat predations, starvation and the weak and sickly condition of hatchlings.
- If he ever really existed (which is possible, but unproven), he must have lived in the fifth century CE, when the Roman empire abandoned Britain to the predations of the vicious Saxon invaders.
- Rhino ranching has clearly demonstrated how use of a natural resource can benefit both man and the resource itself, without succumbing to the predations of poachers.
- In many areas the guerrilla movements protect the producers from both the predations of rival groups and from the military.
- The adaptation of vertical eyes in smaller fishes may be a response to higher predations on smaller fishes.
- This became a necessity in most of the world's wine regions at the end of the 19th century to counter the predations of the phylloxera louse, native to America and to which most American vine species had therefore developed resistance.
- Of the 23 predations, 15 were nocturnal, 7 were diurnal, and 1 could not be determined due to equipment failure.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin praedatio(n-) 'taking of booty', from the verb praedari 'seize as plunder', from praeda 'booty'. The zoological sense dates from the 1930s.

Definition of predation in US English:

predation

nounprəˈdāSH(ə)n

1The preying of one animal on others.
〔动〕捕食行为（或活动）
an effective defense against predation
预防被捕食的有效防卫。
Example sentencesExamples
- They really only use their strong electric organ discharges for predation and defensive purposes.
- Some are accomplished leapers and bounders, avoiding predation by outdistancing the predator.
- They are subject to intense predation, and maternal defense is their primary means of protection.
- Field collections of snakes often reveal nonrandom predation upon prey items of different size.
- To avoid predation, animals show morphological defenses and behavioral modifications.
2The action of attacking or plundering.
the old story of male predation and female vulnerability
the predations of would-be pirates
Example sentencesExamples
- I knew that the governor had acted under pressure from citizens of Onitsha, particularly the market women who had suffered extensive loss of property and life from the thieves' predations.
- The adaptation of vertical eyes in smaller fishes may be a response to higher predations on smaller fishes.
- They posed as protectors of their local churches against the predations of the invaders; as self-serving as this pose was, the German priests and common people were supportive of it.
- Of the 23 predations, 15 were nocturnal, 7 were diurnal, and 1 could not be determined due to equipment failure.
- And this legal reality doubtless enabled accusers to continue with their predations.
- If he ever really existed (which is possible, but unproven), he must have lived in the fifth century CE, when the Roman empire abandoned Britain to the predations of the vicious Saxon invaders.
- Phase one will refer to the predations of the Neo-Babylonian empire as it sought to quell the Judean rebellions in 597 and between 589-587 BCE.
- Though you are no doubt loathe to abandon your fortune to the predations of robbers you can take heart that if they violate your sanctum they will likely pay for it with their lives.
- Our ruling classes are to some degree restrained in their predations.
- However, they often know very little about these earlier doctrines, which are used by perpetrators to justify their criminal predations.
- This became a necessity in most of the world's wine regions at the end of the 19th century to counter the predations of the phylloxera louse, native to America and to which most American vine species had therefore developed resistance.
- Other research from the organisation highlights that millions of birds die each year because of cat predations, starvation and the weak and sickly condition of hatchlings.
- Two of the three planted last year look a bit sad - the predations of the hens and various sheep haven't helped.
- Rhino ranching has clearly demonstrated how use of a natural resource can benefit both man and the resource itself, without succumbing to the predations of poachers.
- In many areas the guerrilla movements protect the producers from both the predations of rival groups and from the military.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin praedatio(n-) ‘taking of booty’, from the verb praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’. The zoological sense dates from the 1930s.

单词	predation
释义	Definition of predation in English: predation noun prɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)nprəˈdāSH(ə)n mass noun 1The preying of one animal on others. 〔动〕捕食行为（或活动） an effective defence against predation 预防被捕食的有效防卫。 Example sentencesExamples Some are accomplished leapers and bounders, avoiding predation by outdistancing the predator. They are subject to intense predation, and maternal defense is their primary means of protection. To avoid predation, animals show morphological defenses and behavioral modifications. Field collections of snakes often reveal nonrandom predation upon prey items of different size. They really only use their strong electric organ discharges for predation and defensive purposes. 2The action of attacking or plundering. the old story of male predation and female vulnerability count noun the predations of would-be pirates Example sentencesExamples I knew that the governor had acted under pressure from citizens of Onitsha, particularly the market women who had suffered extensive loss of property and life from the thieves' predations. Though you are no doubt loathe to abandon your fortune to the predations of robbers you can take heart that if they violate your sanctum they will likely pay for it with their lives. And this legal reality doubtless enabled accusers to continue with their predations. Two of the three planted last year look a bit sad - the predations of the hens and various sheep haven't helped. Our ruling classes are to some degree restrained in their predations. However, they often know very little about these earlier doctrines, which are used by perpetrators to justify their criminal predations. Phase one will refer to the predations of the Neo-Babylonian empire as it sought to quell the Judean rebellions in 597 and between 589-587 BCE. They posed as protectors of their local churches against the predations of the invaders; as self-serving as this pose was, the German priests and common people were supportive of it. Other research from the organisation highlights that millions of birds die each year because of cat predations, starvation and the weak and sickly condition of hatchlings. If he ever really existed (which is possible, but unproven), he must have lived in the fifth century CE, when the Roman empire abandoned Britain to the predations of the vicious Saxon invaders. Rhino ranching has clearly demonstrated how use of a natural resource can benefit both man and the resource itself, without succumbing to the predations of poachers. In many areas the guerrilla movements protect the producers from both the predations of rival groups and from the military. The adaptation of vertical eyes in smaller fishes may be a response to higher predations on smaller fishes. This became a necessity in most of the world's wine regions at the end of the 19th century to counter the predations of the phylloxera louse, native to America and to which most American vine species had therefore developed resistance. Of the 23 predations, 15 were nocturnal, 7 were diurnal, and 1 could not be determined due to equipment failure. Origin Late 15th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin praedatio(n-) 'taking of booty', from the verb praedari 'seize as plunder', from praeda 'booty'. The zoological sense dates from the 1930s. Definition of predation in US English: predation nounprəˈdāSH(ə)n 1The preying of one animal on others. 〔动〕捕食行为（或活动） an effective defense against predation 预防被捕食的有效防卫。 Example sentencesExamples They really only use their strong electric organ discharges for predation and defensive purposes. Some are accomplished leapers and bounders, avoiding predation by outdistancing the predator. They are subject to intense predation, and maternal defense is their primary means of protection. Field collections of snakes often reveal nonrandom predation upon prey items of different size. To avoid predation, animals show morphological defenses and behavioral modifications. 2The action of attacking or plundering. the old story of male predation and female vulnerability the predations of would-be pirates Example sentencesExamples I knew that the governor had acted under pressure from citizens of Onitsha, particularly the market women who had suffered extensive loss of property and life from the thieves' predations. The adaptation of vertical eyes in smaller fishes may be a response to higher predations on smaller fishes. They posed as protectors of their local churches against the predations of the invaders; as self-serving as this pose was, the German priests and common people were supportive of it. Of the 23 predations, 15 were nocturnal, 7 were diurnal, and 1 could not be determined due to equipment failure. And this legal reality doubtless enabled accusers to continue with their predations. If he ever really existed (which is possible, but unproven), he must have lived in the fifth century CE, when the Roman empire abandoned Britain to the predations of the vicious Saxon invaders. Phase one will refer to the predations of the Neo-Babylonian empire as it sought to quell the Judean rebellions in 597 and between 589-587 BCE. Though you are no doubt loathe to abandon your fortune to the predations of robbers you can take heart that if they violate your sanctum they will likely pay for it with their lives. Our ruling classes are to some degree restrained in their predations. However, they often know very little about these earlier doctrines, which are used by perpetrators to justify their criminal predations. This became a necessity in most of the world's wine regions at the end of the 19th century to counter the predations of the phylloxera louse, native to America and to which most American vine species had therefore developed resistance. Other research from the organisation highlights that millions of birds die each year because of cat predations, starvation and the weak and sickly condition of hatchlings. Two of the three planted last year look a bit sad - the predations of the hens and various sheep haven't helped. Rhino ranching has clearly demonstrated how use of a natural resource can benefit both man and the resource itself, without succumbing to the predations of poachers. In many areas the guerrilla movements protect the producers from both the predations of rival groups and from the military. Origin Late 15th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin praedatio(n-) ‘taking of booty’, from the verb praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’. The zoological sense dates from the 1930s.
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