捕食
The act of one animal preying on others for food. This is essential vocabulary for TOEFL lectures describing predator-prey relationships.
Exemplos
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!
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Think of '捕' (catch) and '食' (eat).
Quiz rápido
狮子是草原上的顶级___。
Correto!
A resposta correta é: 捕食者
Exemplos
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.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
捕食性定价
predatory pricing
顶端捕食者
apex predator
捕食策略
predatory strategy
Frequentemente confundido com
'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.
Erros comuns
Mixing up '捕食' (verb) and '捕食者' (noun).
Dica de memorização
Think of '捕' (catch) and '食' (eat).
Origem da palavra
From '捕' (catch/capture) and '食' (eat/food).
Padrões gramaticais
Quiz rápido
狮子是草原上的顶级___。
Correto!
A resposta correta é: 捕食者
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