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predation

英 /prɪ'deɪʃ(ə)n/ 美 /prɪ'deʃən/

n. 捕食；掠夺

短语

例句

• 1

  We think of these strategies as having been in response to competition and in response to predation.

  我们认为，它们的这种生存策略是为了应对生存竞争和其他生物的捕食。

• 2

  The fastest land animal in the world, cheetahs once thrived in Africa and Asia, but lion predation haunts their young, and farms and ranching have reduced their habitat.

  猎豹是陆地上速度最快的动物，曾在亚非大地上大量生长，但它们的幼兽常为狮子等捕食，栖息场所也因不断增加的农庄和牧场而缩减。

同根词

adj.predatory 掠夺的，掠夺成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的

n.predator [动] 捕食者；[动] 食肉动物；掠夺者

同近义词

n.[动]捕食；掠夺

prey / rapine /