vul·ture
noun/ˈvʌltʃə(r)/
/ˈvʌltʃər/
- a large bird, usually without feathers on its head or neck, that eats animals that are already dead
enlarge image兀鹫；秃鹫 - vultures circling/wheeling overhead
在头顶上空盘旋的兀鹫
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryvulture + verb- circle
- hover
- soar
- …
- vultures circling/wheeling overhead
- a person who hopes to gain from the troubles of other people
乘人之危的人；趁火打劫的人 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryvulture + verb- circle
- hover
- soar
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vultur, from Latin vulturius.