vulture

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈvʌltʃə/    美 /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
    — The outer third of the wing of a vulture consists of the wing tips. The inner two-thirds of the wing are cambered (when the wing is extended), and are concerned with lifting effort in unsoarable air and with lifting and tractive effort in soarable air.
  2. A person who profits from the suffering of others. colloquial,figuratively
    — Within ten minutes of the accident, the vultures appeared and were organizing lawsuits.
动词 v.
  1. To circle around one's target as if one were a vulture. colloquial,figuratively
    — Rudy vultured when asking the girl out.
形容词 adj.
  1. ravenous; rapacious obsolete
    — Whose vultur thought doth pitch the price so hie, That she will draw his lips rich treasure drie.

词形变化

vultures plural vultures present,singular,third-person vulturing participle,present vultured participle,past vultured past

词汇关系

下位词
American black vulture bearded vulture black vulture cinereous vulture Egyptian vulture Eurasian black vulture greater yellow-headed vulture griffon vulture Himalayan griffon vulture king vulture lappet-faced vulture monk vulture New World vulture Old World vulture turkey vulture white-headed vulture
衍生词
culture vulture Pondicherry vulture red-headed vulture vulture bee vulture capitalism vulture capitalist vulture culture vulture fund vulture hock vulturelike vulturine vulturish vulturous white scavenger vulture

词源

词源 1
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.
词源 2
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.
词源 3
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.
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