predatory
/ˈpredətərɪ/adjective
1- relating to or denoting an animal or animals preying naturally on others以捕食其他动物为生的, 食肉的：
predatory birds.
食肉性鸟类。
1.1
- figurative seeking to exploit or oppress others〈喻〉掠夺的; 掠夺成性的：
in pubs she always felt at the mercy of predatory men.
在酒吧, 她总觉得自己受掠夺成性的男士摆布。
派生词
predatorily
adverbpredatoriness
noun词源
late 16th cent. (in the sense relating to plundering)： from Latin praedatorius, from praedator, 'plunderer'， （see PREDATOR）.