predator

predator
noun
  1. an 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。
    ■(figurative)a rapacious, exploitative person or group
    (喻)掠夺者;掠夺成性者;损人利己者
    predators prey on pensioners.
    掠夺者诈取退休金领取者。
    ■(figurative)a company that tries to take over another
    (喻)想兼并扩张的公司
语源
  1. 1920s: from Latin praedator 'plunderer', from praedat- 'seized as plunder', from the verb praedari (see predation)
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