vultures

英 [ˈvʌltʃəz] 美 [ˈvʌltʃərz]

n.  兀鹫; 秃鹫; 乘人之危的人; 趁火打劫的人
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  1. 兀鹫;秃鹫
    A vulture is a large bird which lives in hot countries and eats the flesh of dead animals.
    1. N-COUNT 趁火打劫的人;乘人之危的人
      If you describe a person as a vulture, 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。
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    1. A cluster of vultures crouched on the carcass of a dead buffalo
      一群秃鹫蹲伏在一具野牛的尸体上。
    2. 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。
    3. Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the carcass of the deer.
      兀鹰在天空盘旋等待着啄食鹿的尸体。
    4. Still, in the previous two weeks, Mr. Luc had caught nine Southeast Asian box turtles and Malayan snail-eating turtles, five elephant trunk snakes, a handful of water birds and two rare Himalayan griffon vultures.
      尽管如此，在过去的两个星期，陆云虎还是捕获了九只马来闭壳龟和马来食螺龟、五条象鼻蛇、少量水鸟，以及两只稀有的高山兀鹫。
    5. Vultures circled overhead as the lions fed.
      狮子进食的时候，秃鹫在上空盘旋。
    6. The vultures are starting to circle.
      秃鹫们已经开始盘旋了。
    7. The poisoning is deliberate, although it's actually aimed at lions and jackals rather than vultures.
      这种毒杀行为是人类故意为之，尽管投毒最初的目标是狮子和胡狼。
    8. The vultures are afraid but Mowgli is not afraid.
      秃鹫们很害怕，但是无忌不害怕。
    9. The vultures were already circling around the dead animal.
      兀鹰已经在绕着动物的尸体盘旋了。
    10. Some have been taken care of by vultures.
      ***也料理掉一些。
    11. Vultures are known for their extremely keen eyesight.
      ***以其极为敏锐的视觉而闻名。
    12. 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）。
    13. Soon after the lion makes the kill, vultures swoop in.
      狮子杀死猎物不久，秃鹫就抢进来。
    14. Vultures sometimes eat so much they can't take off again.
      ***有时候会吃得太多以至于无法起飞。
    15. They swept toward me like vultures and clamped handcuffs around my wrists.
      他们像兀鹫一样向我扑来，用手铐铐住了我的双腕。
    16. 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；
    17. Vultures circling over a dead animal.
      在死的动物上空盘旋的秃鹫。
    18. 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。
    19. Insects and vultures are said to be repelled by the burning of myrrh.
      昆虫和***据说是被燃烧着的没药击退。
    20. Does a gorilla weight equally with three vultures?
      一只黑猩猩加鹭鸶等于三只兀鹰的重量吗？
    21. 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。
    22. Back to your nest, you vultures.
      回到你的鸟窝里去，你们这帮秃鹫。
    23. A field covered with thousands of decomposing bodies; John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave; rotting animal flesh is attractive to vultures.
      覆盖着成千具腐烂尸体的土地；约翰·布朗的尸体在坟墓中腐烂了；腐烂的动物气味吸引了秃鹫。
    24. Unfortunately, it causes kidney failure in vultures-and vultures eat a lot of dead cattle.
      很不幸的是，这种药对兀鹫造成了肾衰竭，而且兀鹫会吃很多死牛的腐肉。
    25. 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。
    26. Animal flesh that rots is attractive to vultures.
      动物腐烂的肉体对兀鹰很有吸引力。
    27. Aren't I one of the vultures?
      我算不算是啊？
    28. Scavenging hyenas and vultures.
      食腐性的土狼和秃鹫。
    29. Any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia.
      非洲和欧亚大陆的几种大型兀鹰。
    30. 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***常见鸟类中的典型品种。
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