1580s, "involving plundering," from Latin praedatorius "pertaining to plunder," from praedator "plunderer," from praedor "to plunder," from praeda "prey" (see prey (n.)). Of animals, from 1660s.
雙語例句
1. Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
大型超市的掠奪性價格正威脅著小商店的生計。
來自柯林斯例句
2. a predatory insurance salesman
斂財的保險推銷員
來自《權威詞典》
3. She was safe from predatory birds on the verandah.
在陽臺上她不會遭到猛禽的襲擊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The earthbound larvae from which they develop are less pretty, but just as predatory.
幼蟲生活在地面上，不像成蟲后那么美麗，但是同樣會捕食。
來自柯林斯例句
5. People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.