predatory

1. ADJ Predatory animals live by killing other animals for food. 食肉的

...predatory birds like the eagle. …像鷹這樣的食肉飛禽。

2. ADJ Predatory people or organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or suffering. 掠奪性的

People will not set up new businesses while they are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks. 人們在被銀行的掠奪行爲驚嚇的情況下是不會開辦新企業(yè)的。