predatory
predatory 英 [ˈpredətri] 美 [ˈpredətɔri]
adj. 掠夺的，掠夺成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的
- Predatory animals are those who kill and then eat — in other words, "prey on" — other animals. Hawks, lions, alligators, and human beings are all predatory animals.
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- adj. 掠夺的，掠夺成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的
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1. The problem was the predatory behavior of other women who relentlessly pursued them despite the fact that it was obvious they were already in a relationship.
问题是其他女人的掠夺行为，他们不断的追求那两个男人，尽管事实是他们已经在一起了。
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2. "But, the administration of those organizations is also likely to be bureaucratic, so we should be watchful for predatory behavior from them as well, " he said.
但是，这些组织的实行也带有官僚性，所以我们也应该对他们自身的掠夺性行为保持警觉。
- predatory (adj.) 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.
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