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"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。