捕食
The act of one animal preying on others for food. This is essential vocabulary for TOEFL lectures describing predator-prey relationships.
Ejemplos
3 de 5猫头鹰在夜晚捕食。
Owls hunt for food at night.
这种捕食行为在野外非常罕见。
This predatory behavior is very rare in the wild.
看，那只猫正在捕食小鸟！
Look, that cat is preying on a little bird!
Familia de palabras
Truco para recordar
Think of '捕' (catch) and '食' (eat).
Quiz rápido
狮子是草原上的顶级___。
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: 捕食者
Ejemplos
猫头鹰在夜晚捕食。
everydayOwls hunt for food at night.
这种捕食行为在野外非常罕见。
formalThis predatory behavior is very rare in the wild.
看，那只猫正在捕食小鸟！
informalLook, that cat is preying on a little bird!
捕食者与猎物之间的平衡维持了生态系统的稳定。
academicThe balance between predators and prey maintains the stability of the ecosystem.
大型企业有时会采取捕食性定价策略。
businessLarge enterprises sometimes adopt predatory pricing strategies.
Familia de palabras
Colocaciones comunes
Frases Comunes
捕食性定价
predatory pricing
顶端捕食者
apex predator
捕食策略
predatory strategy
Se confunde a menudo con
'觅食' is general searching for food (can be plants or seeds); '捕食' specifically involves killing other animals.
Notas de uso
Mainly used for carnivores. The noun '捕食者' is very frequent in TOEFL.
Errores comunes
Mixing up '捕食' (verb) and '捕食者' (noun).
Truco para recordar
Think of '捕' (catch) and '食' (eat).
Origen de la palabra
From '捕' (catch/capture) and '食' (eat/food).
Patrones gramaticales
Quiz rápido
狮子是草原上的顶级___。
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: 捕食者
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