bird of prey

英 [ˌbɜːd əv ˈpreɪ]

美 [ˌbɜːrd əv ˈpreɪ]

n.  猛禽(捕食其他动物的鸟，如鹰、隼和猫头鹰)

牛津词典

noun

• 猛禽（捕食其他动物的鸟，如鹰、隼和猫头鹰）
  a bird that hunts and kills other creatures for food. Eagles , hawks and owls are all birds of prey .

柯林斯词典

• 猛禽
  Abird of preyis a bird such as an eagle or a hawk that kills and eats other birds and animals.

英英释义

noun

• any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
  Synonym:raptorraptorial bird

双语例句

• This incredible sequence of pictures shows the enormous bird of prey closing in on its target.
  这组令人难以置信的图片显示了白头雕逼近和抓捕猎物的过程。
• And even the word "raptor" means "bird of prey."
  甚至猛禽也是指猎食之鸟
• Large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles.
  以爬行动物为食的非洲大型长腿食肉鸟。
• The Community Structure and Season Change of Bird of Prey In Second Deciduous Broad-Levled
  次生阔叶林猛禽的群落结构及其季节变化
• The largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill. the azygous muscle of the uvula.
  欧亚大陆最大的肉食鸟；嘴嘴周围有悬垂的黑色羽毛。悬壅垂的非对偶的肌肉。
• Sometimes he was like a bird of prey, other times like a lamb.
  有时他像一只老鹰，有时他又像一只小羊。
• Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
  神话中的猛禽，有巨大的体积和力量。
• His black-lipped mouth was open just enough to show big yellow-stained teeth. the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill.
  它张开那张黑色嘴唇的大嘴，露出了变成黄色的大牙。欧亚大陆最大的肉食鸟；嘴嘴周围有悬垂的黑色羽毛。
• [ NIV] From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
  11[和合]我召鸷鸟从16东方来，召那成17就我筹算的人从远方来。
• So the all England Club gratefully accepted the services of a full-time Falconer to patrol the courts with a swooping bird of prey, named finnegan, acting as a highly effective deterrent.
  所以全英俱乐部欣然接受了一位专业驯鹰者的帮助，他训练出来的猎鹰“芬尼根”专门负责温网期间的场地巡逻，成为一个十分有效的威慑。