predator
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpred.ə.tər/ us/ˈpred.ə.t̬ɚ/
C1 捕食性动物，食肉动物
an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals
lions, wolves, and other predators 狮子、狼及其他食肉动物
disapproving尾随伤害他人者，尾随作案者
someone who follows people in order to harm them or commit a crime against them
a sexual predator 尾随作案的色魔
In court, he was accused of being a merciless predator who had tricked his grandmother out of her savings. 在法庭上，他被控告是一个残忍的掠夺者，他骗取了祖母的积蓄。
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- The population got out of control because there were no natural predators to keep it in check.
- The lack of a shell leaves the larvae unprotected against predators.