carrion是什么意思？

carrion

英[ˈkæriən] 美[ˈkæriən]

• n. 动物尸体的腐肉，污秽的东西；
• adj. 腐肉的， 腐臭的， 吃腐肉的， 腐败的；

例句

• Bald eagles snatch fish at the water surface, rob osprey of fish, and eat carrion. 白头海雕常掠过水面捕鱼, 并抢夺鹗抓到的鱼, 也吃腐肉.
• crows feeding on carrion 以腐肉为食的乌鸦
• Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them. 乌鸦吃死羊,先要哭一场;猫哭老鼠假慈悲.
• They range widely in search of carrion. 它们在广阔的区域内搜寻腐肉。
• Crows circled overhead, looking for carrion. 乌鸦在头顶盘旋,寻觅着腐肉。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  (动物死尸的)腐肉,烂肉
  Carrion is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
  例句
  Crows circled overhead, looking for carrion. 乌鸦在头顶盘旋,寻觅着腐肉。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food
  2. the dead and rotting body of an animal