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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

捕食 [bǔshí]
  1. 1. (of an animal) hunt for food; prey
    猫头鹰在夜间捕食
    Owls prey at night.
    密林里还常有猛兽出来捕食
  2. 2. (of an animal) hunt and eat (another animal); prey on
    猫头鹰捕食鼠、麻雀等小动物。
    Owls prey (or feed) on mice, sparrows, and other small animals.
    青蛙捕食害虫,所以它是人类的好朋友。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

捕食 [bǔshí]
  1. 1. (动物)捕捉(其他动物)并吃掉
    猫头鹰夜间捕食老鼠。

Examples

猫头鹰在夜间捕食
Owls prey at night. 捕食
密林里还常有猛兽出来捕食 捕食
青蛙捕食害虫,所以它是人类的好朋友。 捕食
猫头鹰夜间捕食老鼠。 捕食
They hunted huge creatures like the mastodon, which were similar to the modern elephant.
他们的捕食对象都是些庞然大物,比如跟现在的大象体型相似的乳齿象。
Pelicans wait for the fishes to come up for air to capture them.
鹈鹕会等鱼浮出水面换气时将其捕食 capture
A pack of wolves hunt only what it needs to eat.
狼群只捕食自己需要的猎物。 pack
The lions sleep during the day and hunt at night.
狮子白天睡觉,晚上捕食 day

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