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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 spotted owlet Athene brama is the most common but the least studied bird of prey inhabiting the agroecosystems of central Punjab, Pakistan.
  横斑腹小鸮（Athenebrama）是巴基斯坦旁遮普中部农业生态系统中最常见但研究匮乏的猛禽。
• A beast/ bird of prey ( eg a tiger, an eagle)
  食肉猛兽[禽]（如虎、鹰）
• A common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts.
  一种常见的欧洲捕食鸟，暗棕色，腹部有白条。
• And even the word "raptor" means "bird of prey."
  甚至猛禽也是指猎食之鸟
• Its very difficult to observe the accurate migrant time of bird of prey, as they fly high and quickly with short stop in midway.
  猛禽迁徙时飞得高、速度快、中途停留时间短，所以很难观察其准确的迁徙时间。
• Is my inheritance a speckled bird of prey to me?
  我的产业，对于我岂是斑点的鸷鸟么？
• A large African bird of prey ( Sagittarius serpentarius) with long legs and a crest of quills at the back of the head.
  一种大型的非洲食肉鸟（蛇鹫），腿长，脑后长有长羽集起的羽冠。