"scavenger" in Chinese (Simplified)
食腐动物捡拾者
Definition
食腐动物是指以找到的死物为食的动物,或指从垃圾中收集有用物品的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Scavenger”常用于指秃鹫等动物,也可指捡垃圾的人。指人时褒贬取决于语境。科学上仅指动物。注意与“predator”(捕食者)区分。'scavenger hunt'为寻宝游戏,并非寻食动物。
Examples
A vulture is a scavenger because it eats dead animals.
秃鹫是一种**食腐动物**,因为它吃死去的动物。
Some people work as scavengers in big cities, collecting metal or plastic.
有些人在大城市做**捡拾者**的工作,收集金属或塑料。
Hyenas are well-known as scavengers on the African plains.
鬣狗在非洲草原上以**食腐动物**著称。
During the festival, kids played a fun scavenger hunt in the park.
节日期间,孩子们在公园玩了一场有趣的**寻宝游戏**(**scavenger hunt**)。
You see a lot of scavengers searching for recyclables at night in my neighborhood.
在我家附近,晚上经常能看到许多**捡拾者**找可回收物。
In the wild, being a scavenger can help animals survive when there's little food.
在野外,成为**食腐动物**能帮助动物在食物稀少时生存。