predation

/prɪˈdeɪʃən/

Meanings

noun

捕食，掠食

The preying of one animal on others.

Examples :

"The small fish's best defense against predation is to hide in the coral reef. "

小鱼躲在珊瑚礁里是对抗掠食的最好防御。

noun

掠夺, 捕食.

The action of attacking or plundering.

Examples :

"The constant online predation targeting children worries many parents. "

不断发生的针对儿童的网上侵害和诱骗让许多家长感到担忧。

action animal biology ecology environment

Related Words

worries noun

/ˈwʌɹiz/

担忧，忧虑。

"Her mother's constant worries about her safety were exhausting. "

她妈妈总是为她的安全担忧，这让她感到筋疲力尽。

defense noun

/dɪˈfɛns/

防御，防卫。

"The football team's strong defense kept the other team from scoring any touchdowns. "

这支橄榄球队强大的防守使得对方球队一个触地得分都没能拿到。

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

反对，逆着。

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

逆流游泳是很费力的。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

parents noun

/ˈpɛəɹənts/ /ˈpæɹənts/

父母，双亲。

"Many students invite their parents to school events. "

很多学生邀请他们的父母参加学校活动。

attacking verb

/əˈtækɪŋ/

攻击，袭击

"This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened."

这种蛇只有在感到威胁时才会攻击人类。

others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

别人，他人

""She helped me with my homework, and I helped others with theirs." "

她帮我做作业，我也帮别人做作业。

preying verb

/ˈpreɪɪŋ/

捕食，掠食

"The hawk was preying on the field mice in the meadow. "

老鹰正在草地上捕食田鼠。

plundering verb

/ˈplʌndərɪŋ/

掠夺，抢劫。

"The mercenaries plundered the small town."

雇佣兵们掠夺了那个小镇。

targeting verb

/ˈtɑːrɡɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtɑːrɡətɪŋ/

瞄准，对准目标。

"The archer was targeting the bullseye with her arrow. "

那位弓箭手正用箭瞄准靶心。

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

动物，牲畜

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

猫是动物，不是植物。按照科学定义，人类也是动物，因为我们不是植物。