vulture

英 [ˈvʌltʃə(r)]

美 [ˈvʌltʃər]

n.  兀鹫; 秃鹫; 乘人之危的人; 趁火打劫的人

复数：vultures　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.12004 / COCA.12983

牛津词典

noun

• 兀鹫；秃鹫
  a large bird, usually without feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of animals that are already dead
  1. vultures circling/wheeling overhead
     在头顶上空盘旋的兀鹫
• 乘人之危的人；趁火打劫的人
  a person who hopes to gain from the troubles or sufferings of other people

柯林斯词典

• 兀鹫;秃鹫
  Avultureis a large bird which lives in hot countries and eats the flesh of dead animals.
• N-COUNT 趁火打劫的人;乘人之危的人
  If you describe a person as avulture, you disapprove of them because you think they are trying to gain from another person's troubles.
  1. With no buyer in sight for the company as a whole, the vultures started to circle.
     由于公司目前找不到买主，趁火打劫者开始围攻。

英英释义

noun

• any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
• someone who attacks in search of booty
  Synonym:marauderpredatorpiranha

双语例句

• The pike, eels, and carp eat greedily always, as everybody knows& well, they feast on the vulture.
  谁都知道，那些梭子鱼、鳗鱼和鲤鱼吃东西时是很贪婪的，它们把那只兀鹰大嚼了一顿。
• Meanwhile, vulture funds would invest in obtaining requisite knowledge. Losses will also have to be written off.
  与此同时，兀鹫基金（vulturefunds）会为获得必备知识进行投资，而损失也不得不进行冲销。
• This is the Ruppell's Griffon Vulture.
  这是一只鲁氏粗毛秃鹫。
• A complete comparison on skeleton of Andean condor and cinereous vulture was carried out.
  对康多兀鹫和秃鹫骨骼进行了系统地比较。
• With no buyer in sight for the company as a whole, the vultures started to circle.
  由于公司目前找不到买主，趁火打劫者开始围攻。
• After she saw the ugly vulture, they fell in love with each other and became a loving vulture couple.
  当她看到她的丑***之后，他们就爱上了彼此，成为一对相亲相爱的***夫妇。
• The turkey vulture could scent up to10 miles.
  土耳其秃鹫，能够闻到10英里以外的气味。
• The vulture answered, Don't mock me when I say this, that there is a wheat grain in the wasteland of the wilderness?
  秃鹫答：¨我若说出来你可别笑我，有一颗麦粒掉落在旷野的土地上。
• Fall while fighting me, and you'll be vulture meat!
  下来跟我打吧，你将变成我***嘴里的肉！
• Why won't vultures eat dead lawyers? A: there are some things that would gag even a vulture.
  ***为什么不吃死去的律师？答：有些东西就连***吃了也会噎着。