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predation on/upon sth
predation 常与 on/upon 连用，表示对某事物的掠夺行为。
The invaders' predation on the coastal towns was brutal.
入侵者对沿海城镇的掠夺十分残忍。
掠夺；劫掠
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掠夺；劫掠
the action of plundering, pillaging, and marauding
The invaders' predation on the coastal towns was brutal.
入侵者对沿海城镇的掠夺十分残忍。
一种动物捕食其他动物的行为。
The preying of one animal on others.
掠夺、抢劫和侵扰的行为
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
捕食者捕杀并吃掉猎物的行为
the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
The village suffered from frequent predation by armed raiders.
这个村庄屡遭武装劫掠者的掠夺。
Medieval castles were built to protect towns from predation.
中世纪的城堡是为了保护城镇免受劫掠而建造的。
The caravan hired guards to prevent predation on its goods.
商队雇佣护卫以防止货物遭到劫掠。
predation 常与 on/upon 连用，表示对某事物的掠夺行为。
The invaders' predation on the coastal towns was brutal.
入侵者对沿海城镇的掠夺十分残忍。
predation 通常为不可数名词；表示具体一次掠夺时可用 an act of predation。
The king's act of predation against neighboring lands was condemned.
国王对邻国的掠夺行为受到谴责。
用 by 引出掠夺行为的实施者，侧重于行为来源。
Predation by the invaders reduced the town to ashes.
入侵者的掠夺使该镇化为灰烬。
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The wolf predation on sheep.
Use this
The wolf preys on sheep.
predation是名词，表示“捕食、掠夺行为”，不能用作谓语动词；表示动作应用动词prey on。
Not this
Sharks are dangerous predation.
Use this
Sharks are dangerous predators.
predation指“捕食行为”，而表示“捕食者、食肉动物”的名词是predator；Sharks是动物，应使用predator。
Not this
Wolves' predation to deer is natural.
Use this
Wolves' predation on deer is natural.
表示“对……的捕食/掠夺”，predation后接介词on引出对象，不能用to；这是英语的固定搭配。
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侵略者的掠夺
The village suffered constant predation by invaders.
这个村庄不断遭受侵略者的掠夺。
武装掠夺
The region fell into lawlessness and armed predation.
该地区陷入无法无天和武装掠夺。
对弱者的掠夺
History is full of predation upon the weak.
历史上充满了对弱者的掠夺。
一种掠夺行为
Stealing their livestock was an act of predation.
偷走他们的牲畜是一种掠夺行为。
掠夺和劫掠
The army's campaign was marked by predation and pillage.
这支部队的行动以掠夺和劫掠为特征。
遭受掠夺
Small coastal towns were subject to predation by pirates.
沿海小镇经常遭受海盗的掠夺。
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记忆联想：predation 像 predator（捕食者）在掠夺猎物，即掠夺行为。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史叙述、法律文本、正式写作 在‘掠夺、劫掠’这一义项下，predation 通常用于正式或文学语境，比较常见于历史叙述和法律文本，日常口语中较少使用。
所有这些词都以 -ation 结尾，读作 /eɪʃən/，与 predation 押韵。注意：不要被拼写误导，例如 decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/、persuasion /pərˈsweɪʒən/ 虽然也有 -sion 或相似拼写，但读音不同。
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