vulture
美音:[´vʌltʃə
]
英音:[´vʌltʃə
]
n.秃鹰,贪婪的人
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vulture
/'vʌltʃə(r); `vʌltʃɚ/
n
1 large bird, usu with head and neck almost bare of feathers, that lives on the flesh of dead animals 秃鹫.
2 (fig 比喻) greedy person seeking profits from the misfortunes of others 乘他人之危谋利的人
*vultures round the bedside of the dying millionaire 围拢在垂危的百万富翁床边的贪心人.
n
1 large bird, usu with head and neck almost bare of feathers, that lives on the flesh of dead animals 秃鹫.
2 (fig 比喻) greedy person seeking profits from the misfortunes of others 乘他人之危谋利的人
*vultures round the bedside of the dying millionaire 围拢在垂危的百万富翁床边的贪心人.
vulture
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: vultur]
a large bird that eats dead animals
someone who uses other people's problems and suffering for their own advantage - used to show disapproval
He hadn't been dead five minutes before those vultures from the media were after his widow.
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: vultur]
a large bird that eats dead animals
someone who uses other people's problems and suffering for their own advantage - used to show disapproval
He hadn't been dead five minutes before those vultures from the media were after his widow.
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