vultures

英 [ˈvʌltʃəz]

美 [ˈvʌltʃərz]

n.  兀鹫; 秃鹫; 乘人之危的人; 趁火打劫的人
vulture的复数

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。

双语例句

• Hornbills, starlings, vultures, rollers, bee-eaters and shrikes typify the ubiquitous avifauna of the Kruger.
  犀鸟、椋鸟、秃鹫、金丝雀、蜂虎和伯劳是克鲁格常见鸟类中的典型品种。
• But from the foot-binding cloth hanging from the elm tree Second Granny doddered into the panting of wild dogs and the wings of vultures.
  而二嬷嬷却从吊在榆树上的裹脚带上，走进了野狗的呼吸中，秃鹫的翅膀里；
• Aren't I one of the vultures?
  我算不算是啊？
• Animal flesh that rots is attractive to vultures.
  动物腐烂的肉体对兀鹰很有吸引力。
• Soon after the lion makes the kill, vultures swoop in.
  狮子杀死猎物不久，秃鹫就抢进来。
• And although they may not be the most appealing creatures, vultures form a crucial clean-up team.
  尽管秃鹫不是最吸引人的动物，它们却扮演着重要的清道夫角色。
• Arthur still sat glued to his perch, not even chasing away the turkey vultures that circled overhead.
  亚瑟仍旧在那儿岿然不动，甚至连在头顶盘旋的兀鹰也毫无捕猎的兴趣。
• The vultures are starting to circle.
  秃鹫们已经开始盘旋了。
• In that medium, he's built a whole range of animals, including peacocks, ibex, moose, sheep, vultures, sharks, and deer.
  他用这种方式创作了很多动物雕塑，包括孔雀、高地山羊、驼鹿、绵羊、秃鹫、鲨鱼和鹿。
• But because they thrive on the misfortunes of others, they are inevitably referred to as vultures or grave-dancers.
  但由于他们是在别人落难时借机生财，难免被比作“秃鹫”或“坟墓上的舞者”（grave-dancers）。