"scavenger" in Chinese (Traditional)
食腐動物撿拾者
Definition
食腐動物是指以尋獲的死物為食的動物,或指從垃圾中收集有用物品的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Scavenger”常用來指禿鷲等動物,也可指撿垃圾的人。指人時褒貶依語境。科學用語僅指動物。注意不要與“predator”(掠食者)混淆。'scavenger hunt'指尋寶遊戲,與覓食動物無關。
Examples
A vulture is a scavenger because it eats dead animals.
禿鷲是一種**食腐動物**,因為牠會喫死去的動物。
Some people work as scavengers in big cities, collecting metal or plastic.
有些人在大城市做**撿拾者**的工作,收集金屬或塑膠。
Hyenas are well-known as scavengers on the African plains.
鬣狗在非洲草原上以**食腐動物**著稱。
During the festival, kids played a fun scavenger hunt in the park.
節日期間,孩子們在公園玩了一場有趣的**尋寶遊戲**(**scavenger hunt**)。
You see a lot of scavengers searching for recyclables at night in my neighborhood.
在我家附近,晚上經常能看到許多**撿拾者**找可回收物。
In the wild, being a scavenger can help animals survive when there's little food.
在野外,成為**食腐動物**能幫動物在食物稀少時生存。