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poachers

UK //ˈpəʊ.tʃəz//US //ˈpoʊ.tʃɚz//

词源

源自中古英语 'pocchen'(意为‘偷猎’),可能受到古法语 'pocher'(意为‘戳、刺’)的影响。

noun

❶ 非法捕猎者,指未经许可猎杀野生动物的人,通常为获取动物皮毛、角或肉等而违法捕猎。

“The rangers caught the poachers with several deer carcasses.”

(护林员抓获了几名偷猎者,他们携带了多具鹿的尸体。)

“Poachers often target elephants for their ivory tusks.”

(偷猎者经常以大象为目标,获取它们的象牙。)

同义词:illegal hunters, game thieves, wildlife criminals

常见短语

poachers turned gamekeepers — 指曾经从事非法活动的人转而成为执法者或保护者,常用于形容角色转变的情况。

“The former poachers became gamekeepers, now protecting the very animals they once hunted.”

(这些曾经的偷猎者变成了护林员,现在保护着他们曾经捕猎的动物。)