"vultures" in Chinese (Simplified)
秃鹫
Definition
主要以动物尸体为食的大型鸟类。也可以比喻指利用他人弱点趁机谋利的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
字面意指动物界中的鸟。引申比喻见缝插针、趁火打劫的人，常带有贬义。与“鹰”不同，后者是捕食者。
Examples
Several vultures were flying above the dead animal.
几只**秃鹫**在死去的动物上空盘旋。
Vultures eat dead animals, not live ones.
**秃鹫**吃死去的动物，不吃活的。
We saw vultures at the zoo yesterday.
我们昨天在动物园看到了**秃鹫**。
After the accident, the reporters swarmed in like vultures.
事故发生后，记者们像**秃鹫**一样涌来。
As soon as the company went bankrupt, the competitors circled like vultures.
公司一破产，竞争对手就像**秃鹫**一样围了上来。
No wonder there are so many vultures here—something must have died nearby.
难怪这里有这么多**秃鹫**—附近一定有什么动物死了。