predatory

美音：['predə.tɔri] 英音：['predət(ə)ri]

简单释义：

adj.捕食性的；压榨他人的

网络掠夺的；食肉的；掠夺性的

完整释义：

adj.

1.捕食性的
2.捕食的
3.富有掠夺性的,弱肉强食的
4.掠夺的;食肉的
5.(战争等)以掠夺为目的的,掠夺(性)的; 掠夺成性的
6.【动物;动物学】捕食其他动物的,食肉的

例句：

'It's a commodity business, ' he said, 'so the only way they could grow that big is by coming in with predatory pricing.
他说，铜版纸属于大宗商品业务，它们能增长到如此规模的唯一途就是通过掠夺性定价。
BANKERS, frauds , predatory insurers: there has been a stampede to punish the villains of the global meltdown.
银行家、骗子、掠夺性保险公司：这些都是惩罚全球衰退罪魁祸首的阻碍因素。
Allosaurus was the top predatory dinosaur of the late Jurassic period in North America.
异龙是最大的掠夺性恐龙的晚侏罗纪期间在北美地区。
To its credit, the House bill does create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to protect borrowers from predatory lending.
应该赞许的是，众议院法案提出成立“消费者金融保护局”（ConsumerFinancialProtectionAgency），来保护债务人抵御掠夺性放贷行为。
He also blocked attempts to limit the kind of predatory lending that wiped out thousands of families.
他也阻止其它尝试限制这种将千万家庭席卷一空的掠夺性贷款。
For a long time, the tourism resources of the predatory exploitation and irrational use of resources led to the destruction of many.
长期以来，对旅游资源的掠夺性开发与不合理利用导致许多资源被破坏。
The company spent much effort in avoiding takeover bids from predatory competitors.
公司在避免接替中花费很多努力从掠夺的竞争者出价。
Foreign investors, who used to enjoy some protection from state predatory behavior, have also fallen victim to this in the downturn.
外国投资者虽然过去在免受国有部门侵害方面能够受到一些保护，但在本轮经济低迷期间他们也沦为了这方面的受害者。

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