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单词 predator
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Definition of predator in English:

predator

noun ˈprɛdətəˈprɛdədər
  • 1An animal that naturally preys on others.

    捕食其他动物的动物,食肉动物

    wolves are major predators of small mammals

    狼是哺乳类小动物的主要捕食者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This shielding along with the cryptic coloration of the predator prevents the prey from becoming alarmed.
    • North American river otters are important predators of fish and aquatic invertebrates.
    • Because of their offensive odor, skunks are rarely preyed on by mammalian predators.
    • These portray a male or female figure with prey animals or predators.
    • Foxes as predators prey on lambs and chickens and kill native small marsupials and rodents.
    • The fact is, we don't have good evidence yet what the dinosaur predator / prey ratios were like.
    • On the mainland they fall prey to both mammalian and avian predators.
    • If a pack of carnivorous mammals were to chase a lone prey animal into the tar pits, both predators and prey would become trapped.
    • I also used domestic chicks with prior experience of both prey types as predators.
    • Pauses may allow animals to increase detection both of predators and prey.
    • Superb predators, these animals surpass all other lizards in intelligence.
    • This is thought to be an adaptation to deter mammalian and reptilian predators.
    • Mammalian predators such as raccoons readily prey on frogs with seemingly no ill effects.
    • They are also preyed upon by mammalian predators such as cats, and by snakes such as boas and anacondas.
    • This may have made it the most easily accessible prey for predators in the nekton, such as fishes.
    • Common predators of house sparrows include cats and other mammalian predators, birds of prey, and owls.
    • American paddlefish are predators of zooplankton and prey to other fishes, birds, and humans.
    • The two early mammal species were probably predators, not scavengers, say the scientists.
    • The major groups of drilling marine predators include octopods and gastropods.
    • Bluntnose minnows serve an important role as prey for larger animals and as a predator on insect larvae.
  • 2A person who ruthlessly exploits others.

    a sexual predator
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So what should be done about keeping sexual predators from striking again?
    • We all have children and want them to be safe from these sexual predators.
    • He said young people needed to be protected from sexual predators.
    • If only they were cleverer sexual predators, they might have easily got away with it!
    • Without such help, sexual predators are doomed to repeat their crimes.
    • Psychologists have built up a detailed picture of how sexual predators operate on their child victims.
    • It's the reality that I had to face 20 years ago that there were sexual predators and child molesters out there.
    • Women in those situations are particularly vulnerable to a predator and a manipulator like Ben.
    • In my mind, if what I have read and what I have heard on air, as you've pointed out, is correct, he is simply a sexual predator.
    1. 2.1 A company that tries to take over another.
      〈喻〉想兼并扩张的公司
      a defensive move to prevent the business falling into the hands of an overseas predator
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Now that global mobile phone sales have started to fall for the first time ever, producers may well have to turn predator in order to win market share.
      • To make matters worse, the once-proud company is being circled by predators.
      • Poison pills are designed to make it prohibitively expensive for a predator to take over a company.
      • Traders rely on instinct, on a sense of the direction of the herd, mindful of the constant threat of competing predators.
      • When we limit our children's access to television, we also limit corporate predators' access to our children.
      • A new poll underlines that people want Britain's quoted businesses to be protected from takeover by foreign predators.
      • If the program is meant to protect Canadian publications from American predators, then French magazines should not qualify for the cash.
      • At the current share price, in an industry where consolidation is becoming a more pressing imperative, don't be surprised to see a predator pounce.
      • It is a decent management team and it might be in the predators' interests to keep the team sweet prior to a bidding war.
      • Granted, there are many who argue that the company is now the biggest predator on the landscape and is squeezing smaller carriers and airports.
      • That could make the business attractive to a larger predator who could integrate head office functions and justify a higher price.
      • It had once been a predator itself, taking over a local rival and, in 1973, the Government-owned brewery in Carlisle.
      • But the Polish, Singapore and American interests might be useful as local bases to a predator.
      • Given its lowly valuation, a growing number of brokers believe that the car salvage specialist is a sitting duck for a predator.
      • It still could attract interest from overseas predators but it is far more likely in the short term that Harley will be forced to fall on his sword.

Origin

1920s: from Latin praedator 'plunderer', from praedat- 'seized as plunder', from the verb praedari (see predation).

Definition of predator in US English:

predator

nounˈpredədərˈprɛdədər
  • 1An animal that naturally preys on others.

    捕食其他动物的动物,食肉动物

    wolves are major predators of rodents

    狼是哺乳类小动物的主要捕食者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The major groups of drilling marine predators include octopods and gastropods.
    • The two early mammal species were probably predators, not scavengers, say the scientists.
    • North American river otters are important predators of fish and aquatic invertebrates.
    • Pauses may allow animals to increase detection both of predators and prey.
    • Common predators of house sparrows include cats and other mammalian predators, birds of prey, and owls.
    • They are also preyed upon by mammalian predators such as cats, and by snakes such as boas and anacondas.
    • American paddlefish are predators of zooplankton and prey to other fishes, birds, and humans.
    • This shielding along with the cryptic coloration of the predator prevents the prey from becoming alarmed.
    • Superb predators, these animals surpass all other lizards in intelligence.
    • Bluntnose minnows serve an important role as prey for larger animals and as a predator on insect larvae.
    • If a pack of carnivorous mammals were to chase a lone prey animal into the tar pits, both predators and prey would become trapped.
    • These portray a male or female figure with prey animals or predators.
    • I also used domestic chicks with prior experience of both prey types as predators.
    • This is thought to be an adaptation to deter mammalian and reptilian predators.
    • Foxes as predators prey on lambs and chickens and kill native small marsupials and rodents.
    • Mammalian predators such as raccoons readily prey on frogs with seemingly no ill effects.
    • On the mainland they fall prey to both mammalian and avian predators.
    • This may have made it the most easily accessible prey for predators in the nekton, such as fishes.
    • Because of their offensive odor, skunks are rarely preyed on by mammalian predators.
    • The fact is, we don't have good evidence yet what the dinosaur predator / prey ratios were like.
  • 2A person or group that ruthlessly exploits others.

    a website frequented by sexual predators
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Women in those situations are particularly vulnerable to a predator and a manipulator like Ben.
    • He said young people needed to be protected from sexual predators.
    • We all have children and want them to be safe from these sexual predators.
    • Without such help, sexual predators are doomed to repeat their crimes.
    • So what should be done about keeping sexual predators from striking again?
    • If only they were cleverer sexual predators, they might have easily got away with it!
    • It's the reality that I had to face 20 years ago that there were sexual predators and child molesters out there.
    • Psychologists have built up a detailed picture of how sexual predators operate on their child victims.
    • In my mind, if what I have read and what I have heard on air, as you've pointed out, is correct, he is simply a sexual predator.
    1. 2.1 A company that tries to take over another.
      〈喻〉想兼并扩张的公司
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That could make the business attractive to a larger predator who could integrate head office functions and justify a higher price.
      • At the current share price, in an industry where consolidation is becoming a more pressing imperative, don't be surprised to see a predator pounce.
      • But the Polish, Singapore and American interests might be useful as local bases to a predator.
      • Given its lowly valuation, a growing number of brokers believe that the car salvage specialist is a sitting duck for a predator.
      • If the program is meant to protect Canadian publications from American predators, then French magazines should not qualify for the cash.
      • It is a decent management team and it might be in the predators' interests to keep the team sweet prior to a bidding war.
      • It still could attract interest from overseas predators but it is far more likely in the short term that Harley will be forced to fall on his sword.
      • Traders rely on instinct, on a sense of the direction of the herd, mindful of the constant threat of competing predators.
      • To make matters worse, the once-proud company is being circled by predators.
      • Poison pills are designed to make it prohibitively expensive for a predator to take over a company.
      • A new poll underlines that people want Britain's quoted businesses to be protected from takeover by foreign predators.
      • It had once been a predator itself, taking over a local rival and, in 1973, the Government-owned brewery in Carlisle.
      • Now that global mobile phone sales have started to fall for the first time ever, producers may well have to turn predator in order to win market share.
      • Granted, there are many who argue that the company is now the biggest predator on the landscape and is squeezing smaller carriers and airports.
      • When we limit our children's access to television, we also limit corporate predators' access to our children.

Origin

1920s: from Latin praedator ‘plunderer’, from praedat- ‘seized as plunder’, from the verb praedari (see predation).

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