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单词

predation

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prɪˈdeɪʃn
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释义

n. 捕食;掠夺

例句

An alternative explanation is defense from predation.
另一种解释是防御捕食。
Once rid of predation pressure, large body size is of little advantage to herbivores.
一旦摆脱了捕食压力,大体型对食草动物来说几乎没有优势。
Once free from predation pressure, large body size is of little advantage to herbivores.
一旦摆脱了捕食的压力,巨大的体型对食草动物没有什么好处。

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killed by fire, flood, asteroids,predation, starvation, ice, heatand the cold math of natural selection.
Now, maybe you say OK, well, those are different species.That's just predation, and humans are predators.But we don't treat our own kind too well either.
even if it makes it more vulnerable to a rarer one.Many insects, for example, use flight to avoid predation.But painted redstarts take advantage of this:
It's like an accident that happens over and over again,allowing fish all across the ocean to reliably avoid predation.And it's not just fish.
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