"vulture" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 秃鹫

Definition

秃鹫是一种吃动物尸体的大型鸟类。它也可以用来形容在别人困难时趁机占便宜的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在比喻用法中，也用于形容贪婪或钻空子的人（如“商业秃鹫”）。常与“盘旋”等词搭配，暗示等待机会或别人失败。字面意思多用于自然类场景。

Examples

A vulture flies high in the sky.

一只**秃鹫**在天空中高高飞翔。

The vulture landed near the dead animal.

**秃鹫**在死动物旁边降落了。

Children saw a vulture at the zoo.

孩子们在动物园看到了**秃鹫**。

Those reporters are like vultures, just waiting for bad news.

那些记者像**秃鹫**一样，只等着坏消息。

After the company failed, the vultures moved in to buy everything cheap.

公司倒闭后，**秃鹫**们来了，想低价买走一切。

The lawyer acted like a vulture, taking advantage of people in trouble.

那个律师像**秃鹫**一样，利用有困难的人。