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

• Why won't vultures eat dead lawyers? A: there are some things that would gag even a vulture.
  秃鹰为什么不吃死去的律师？答：有些东西就连秃鹰吃了也会噎着。
• 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。
• He's a bit of a culture vulture.
  他是个有点喜欢在文化上凑热闹的人。
• Finally, a single ray of light shot from out and fell full upon the vulture eye.
  最后，一个单一的光芒从俯伏充分的秃鹰眼。
• Trapped in the net, the vulture was resigned to his fate.
  而那落人猎入网中的秃鹫感叹着它的命运。
• Besides, he was an atheist, like all the rest of those people, gossip of the geese about the vulture.
  他并且和那些人一样，是个无神论者枣这些全是鹅群诋毁雄鹰的妄谈。
• Fall while fighting me, and you'll be vulture meat!
  下来跟我打吧，你将变成我秃鹰嘴里的肉！
• It never occurred to the vulture that he could be trapped as he prepared to peck at the grain.
  秃鹫万万没想到就在它啄那颗麦粒的时候，却被罩住了。
• After she saw the ugly vulture, they fell in love with each other and became a loving vulture couple.
  当她看到她的丑秃鹰之后，他们就爱上了彼此，成为一对相亲相爱的秃鹰夫妇。
• We saw a vulture gorging on some rotting carcase.
  我们看见一只秃鹫正在贪婪地啄食腐尸。