英语词汇“vulture”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	vulture
释义	Trends of vulture View usage for: vulture (vʌltʃəʳ) Word forms: plural vultures 1. countable noun A vulture is a large bird which lives in hot countries and eats the flesh of dead animals. 2. countable noun If you describe a person as a vulture, you disapprove of them because you think they are trying to gain from another person's troubles. [journalism, disapproval] With no buyer in sight for the company as a whole, the vultures started to circle. vulture in British English (ˈvʌltʃə) noun 1. any of various very large diurnal birds of prey of the genera Neophron, Gyps, Gypaetus, etc, of Africa, Asia, and warm parts of Europe, typically having broad wings and soaring flight and feeding on carrion: family Accipitridae (hawks) See also griffon1 (sense 2), lammergeier 2. any similar bird of the family Cathartidae of North, Central, and South America See also condor, turkey buzzard 3. a person or thing that preys greedily and ruthlessly on others, esp the helpless Derived forms vulture-like (ˈvulture-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French voltour, from Latin vultur; perhaps related to Latin vellere to pluck, tear vulture in American English (ˈvʌltʃər) noun 1. any of a number of large birds of prey with a naked, usually brightly colored head and dark plumage, including the Old World vultures (family Accipitridae) and the New World vultures (family Cathartidae); esp., the New World turkey vulture: they feed chiefly or entirely on carrion and are found in tropical and temperate regions 2. any greedy and ruthless person who preys on others Word origin ME vultur < L, akin to vellere, to tear: see vulnerable Image of vulture © Eric Isselee, shutterstock Examples of 'vulture' in a sentence vulture It has a reputation as a vulture fund, the sort of investor that comes to feed when a business's fortunes are down. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They are taking our young players like vultures. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We circled like vultures to see the show. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They are like vultures waiting for prey. The Sun (2014) This is not the first time that the vultures have circled. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Now big clubs come like vultures to pick individuals they think can win trophies. The Sun (2016) Eagles and vultures circle the long straight road. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Looks a bit like a vulture spreading its wings. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The vultures continue to circle but there is no longer as much easy prey as there once was. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Just one thing, they were not eagles but vultures. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Instead, they should be left in the open to be devoured by vultures and other birds. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is understood that the vulture fund has scooped up about 100m of the loans. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Expect to see vultures and eagles, too. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A lot of people think vultures are very ugly too, but there are some interesting facts about them. The Sun (2012) Two Wall Street vulture funds are attempting to derail the restructuring. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We were wowed by the birds of prey demonstration, featuring an owl, vulture and eagle. The Sun (2014) He is worried that'only vulture funds' might be interested. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Animals can possess much the same equipment and live in very different ways: eagles and vultures, for example. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Watch eagles and vultures flying from the castle ramparts and the world's largest working catapult launching a fireball 150m into the air! The Sun (2015) Word lists with vulture prey In other languages vulture British English: vulture /ˈvʌltʃə/ NOUN A vulture is a large bird which lives in hot countries and eats dead animals. American English: vulture Arabic: نَسْر Brazilian Portuguese: abutre Chinese: 秃鹰 Croatian: lešinar Czech: sup Danish: grib Dutch: gier vogel European Spanish: buitre Finnish: korppikotka French: vautour German: Geier Greek: όρνιο Italian: avvoltoio Japanese: ハゲワシ Korean: 독수리 Norwegian: gribb Polish: sęp European Portuguese: abutre Romanian: corb Russian: гриф Latin American Spanish: buitre Swedish: gam Thai: นกแร้ง Turkish: akbaba Ukrainian: гриф Vietnamese: chim ó All related terms of 'vulture' black vulture the Eurasian vulture , Aegypius monachus , of the family Accipitridae king vulture a large, black-and-white vulture , Sarcorhamphus papa , of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck bearded vulture → lammergeier culture vulture a person considered to be excessively, and often pretentiously, interested in the arts turkey vulture a dark-colored vulture ( Cathartes aura ) of temperate and tropical America, resembling a turkey in having a naked , reddish head Chinese translation of 'vulture' vulture (ˈvʌltʃəʳ) n (c) 秃(禿)鹫(鷲) (tūjiù) (只, zhī) (= person) 乘人之危者 (chéng rén zhī wēi zhě)
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