释义 |
Adjective: predatory 'predu`toree [N. Amer], 'predut(u)ree [Brit]- Characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
"predatory warfare" - marauding, raiding - Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
"a predatory bird" - rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous - Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
"predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal" - predaceous, predacious
See also: acquisitive, aggressive, offensive Encyclopedia: Predatory |