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

• 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。
• Vultures circled overhead as the lions fed.
  狮子进食的时候，秃鹫在上空盘旋。
• 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。
• Vultures circling over a dead animal.
  在死的动物上空盘旋的秃鹫。
• Vultures are known for their extremely keen eyesight.
  秃鹰以其极为敏锐的视觉而闻名。
• 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。
• 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。
• Insects and vultures are said to be repelled by the burning of myrrh.
  昆虫和秃鹰据说是被燃烧着的没药击退。
• Aren't I one of the vultures?
  我算不算是啊？
• Scavenging hyenas and vultures.
  食腐性的土狼和秃鹫。