vulture
词根词缀:
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。