late 15c., "act of plundering or pillaging," from Latin praedationem (nominative praedatio) "a plundering, act of taking booty," from praedari "to rob, to plunder," from praeda "plunder, booty, prey" (see prey (n.)). Zoological sense recorded from 1907.
predation 英文释义
1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
2. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
predation 双语例句
1. There are as well as density - dependent biological factors such as disease, predation, and intraspecific conpetition.
还有密度制约的生物因素,诸如病害 、 捕食和种内竞争等.
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2. The importance of predation as an exploitation strategy may be summarized under four main categories.
捕食作用作为一种掠夺性的对策其重要意义可归纳为四个主要方面.
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3. Predation is even trickier to uncover when goods are sold together.
当商品一起销售时,掠夺行为将会更难发现.
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4. An alternative explanation is defense from predation.
一个替代性解释是对被捕食的防范.
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5. Three bio - methods for sludge reduction including aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion and predation by T.