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).

词汇	predator
释义	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. 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. 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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