predatory

搾取的な、弱みにつけ込む

金や権力などを得るため、他人を不当に利用する。

やさしい英語で： Taking unfair advantage of other people to get money, power, or other benefits.

• The company used predatory tactics.
• New rules protect borrowers from predatory lending.
• She reported his predatory behavior to the manager.

類義語： exploitative

よく使う表現： predatory lending, predatory pricing, predatory behavior

捕食性の

生きるために、ほかの生きた動物を狩って食べる。

やさしい英語で： Hunting and eating other living animals to survive.

• Sharks are predatory fish.
• Predatory birds hunt small animals.
• Farmers use predatory insects to control pests.

類義語： predaceous, predacious

よく使う表現： predatory animals, predatory birds, predatory insects

捕食に関する、捕食性の

ほかの動物を狩る動物や、その狩り方に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with an animal that hunts other animals, or with the way it hunts.

• The cat showed predatory behavior.
• Scientists studied the bird’s predatory instincts.
• These sharp claws are a predatory adaptation.

よく使う表現： predatory behavior, predatory instinct, predatory attack