vulture

词根词缀:

词根
vuls, vult= to pluck, to tear 收缩;撕开

convulse v. 使震动;使抽搐

con 加强 + vuls 收缩;撕开 + e → 不断收缩 → 抽搐

convulsive adj. 产生惊厥的

con 加强 + vuls 收缩;撕开 + ive …的 → 产生惊厥的

revulse v. 使…极其厌恶

re 相反 + vuls 收缩;撕开 + e → 收缩回去 → 对…厌恶

vulture n. 秃鹫;贪得无厌者

vult 收缩;撕开 + ure 行为,行为的结果,与行为有关之物 →〔把猎物〕撕开者 → 秃鹫

vulturine adj. 贪得无厌的

vultur〔e〕秃鹫;贪得无厌者 + ine 具有…性质的 →〔像秃鹫般〕贪得无厌的

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相关例句:

American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard. A bald eagle is a large white-headed eagle.

美洲秃鹫,比红头兀鹰秃鹰是一种头上有白毛的大鹰。

He's a bit of a culture vulture.

他是个有点喜欢在文化上凑热闹的人。

A vulture once bragged to the crow, No one's eyesight can be better than mine.

一次,秃鹫对乌鸦吹嘘:谁的视力也不如我的好。

Kid, we'd like to make you an honouray vulture.

孩子,我们会让你做一只受人尊敬的秃鹰。

Often you would see some dead animal floating by and a vulture or two would be on it, and the crows would flutter around it hoping for a bite.

你常常会看到死去的动物漂过,一两只秃鹫就会扑上去,乌鸦们也会飞到那周围,希望能分一杯羹。

Tight credit should favour cash-laden companies over the vulture funds that have circled Europe for the past two-plus years.

该公司上周通过发债募集了20亿欧元。紧缩的信用环境应该更有利于现金充裕的企业,而不是两年多来一直围着欧洲打转的秃鹫基金。