a vulture
字面义，指秃鹫这种鸟。
A vulture circled high above the dead animal.
一只秃鹫在死去的动物上方高高盘旋。
秃鹫；兀鹫
趁火打劫者；贪婪掠夺者；各种大型昼行性猛禽,头裸爪弱,以腐肉为食；为劫掠而攻击的人；贪婪的人；[法] 贪婪而残酷者
Any of various large birds that feed chiefly on carrion
Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
各种大型昼行性猛禽,头裸爪弱,以腐肉为食
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
为劫掠而攻击的人
someone who attacks in search of booty
As we drove through the mountains, we saw two vultures circling high above the valley.
我们开车穿过群山时，看到两只秃鹫在河谷上空高高盘旋。
用法提示：这里“vultures”是名词复数形式，指以腐肉为食的大型猛禽秃鹫。
The vulture perched on the dead tree, waiting patiently for its next meal.
那只秃鹫栖息在枯树上，耐心地等待下一顿饭。
用法提示：句中“vulture”是单数名词，作主语，指一只秃鹫。
In the wildlife documentary, a vulture used its sharp beak to tear at the carcass.
在野生动物纪录片里，一只秃鹫用尖嘴撕扯动物尸体。
用法提示：这里“vulture”是名词单数，与不定冠词连用，指一只秃鹫。
字面义，指秃鹫这种鸟。
A vulture circled high above the dead animal.
一只秃鹫在死去的动物上方高高盘旋。
特指某只秃鹫。
The vulture waited for its turn to feed on the carcass.
那只秃鹫等着轮到它吃腐肉。
比喻贪婪或伺机而动。
He hovered around the buffet table like a vulture.
他像秃鹫一样在自助餐桌旁徘徊。
predator 比 vulture 更突出攻击性和掠夺性，常用于商业或性剥削；vulture 则侧重贪婪和乘人之危。
scavenger 强调被动拾取废弃之物，而 vulture 更主动贪婪。
profiteer 特指利用危机牟利，语境比 vulture 窄；vulture 可用于一般贪婪行为。
opportunist 更强调不择手段抓住时机，不一定像 vulture 那样贪婪冷酷。
parasite 强调依赖性和不劳而获，vulture 则更主动掠食。
grammar · medium
易错句子He vultured over the dead animal.
正确表达He was a vulture feeding on the dead animal.
'vulture' 是名词，不能用作动词。应改为名词形式 'be a vulture' 或使用动词短语如 'feed like a vulture'。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw a flock of vulture circling overhead.
正确表达I saw a flock of vultures circling overhead.
可数名词 'vulture' 的复数形式为 'vultures'，在此语境中应使用复数。
vulture指秃鹫，通常头颈无毛；buzzard指秃鹰，头有羽毛。
vulture是食腐鸟的一种；scavenger泛指任何食腐动物（如鬣狗、甲虫）。
盘旋的秃鹫
Circling vultures warned us that something had died nearby.
盘旋的秃鹫提醒我们附近有动物死了。
一群秃鹫
A wake of vultures was gathered around the dead goat.
一群秃鹫围在死山羊周围。
秃鹫以腐肉为食
Vultures feed on carrion that other predators leave behind.
秃鹫以其他捕食者留下的腐肉为食。
秃鹫基金
The vulture fund bought up the debt of the bankrupt airline.
这家秃鹫基金买下了这家破产航空公司的债务。
掠夺成性的资本家
The media branded him a vulture capitalist who strips companies for profit.
媒体称他是为获利而拆解企业的掠夺成性资本家。
秃鹫主要以腐肉为食。
腐肉通常来自动物尸体。
秃鹫是典型的食腐动物。
鬣狗也是常见的食腐动物，与秃鹫同属清道夫。
秃鹫属于大型猛禽。
（喻）趁火打劫者虎视眈眈；伺机而动的人蠢蠢欲动
After the CEO resigned, the vultures were circling, ready to pick apart the company.
首席执行官辞职后，那些趁火打劫者虎视眈眈，随时准备把公司拆解分食。
秃鹫基金
The vulture fund profited by buying the bankrupt airline's debt at a huge discount.
这家秃鹫基金以极低折扣购入破产航空公司的债务，从中获利。
秃鹫资本家
Workers called the new owner a vulture capitalist after he sold off all the assets.
工人们称新老板为秃鹫资本家，因为他变卖了公司所有资产。
（《马太福音》24:28）哪里有尸体，哪里就有秃鹫聚集。
Vultures play a vital role in the food chain by cleaning up dead animals.
秃鹫通过清理动物尸体在食物链中发挥重要作用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.