单词 predation 释义 predationAlso 5–6 -acion.[ad. L. prdtin-em a taking of booty, n. of action f. prdr to plunder: see prede v.]†1. The action of plundering or pillagin......
单词 predacean 释义 † predacean Obs. rare.[f. predace-ous, erron. form of predacious + -an (after crustacean, etc.).]A predacious animal; a bird or beast of prey.1835Kir......
单词 predamnation 释义 predamnation Now rare.|pridmnen|[ad. late L. prdamntin-em, n. of action from prdamnre: see prec.]The action of condemning or condition of being dam......
单词 predamn 释义 predamn, v. Now rare.|pridm|[ad. L. prdamnre: see pre- A. 1 and damn v.]trans. To damn or condemn beforehand.1624F. White Repl. Fisher 82 The deedes..fo......
单词 predal 释义 † predal, a. Obs. rare.[f. L. prda prey + -al1.]Of or pertaining to plunder; predatory.1737Boyse Olive i, Sarmatia, laid by prdal Rapine low.Ibid. xix, ......
单词 predacity 释义 predacity|prdst|[f. as prec. + -ty; see -acity.]The quality or fact of being predacious.1836–9Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 971/1 Indicatory of predacity of......
单词 precydent 释义 precydentobs. Sc. variant of president.{var l=document.getElementsByTagName("link");var r=/OED4.css$/;for(var i=l.length-1;i>=0;i--)with(l[i].href){va......
单词 precystic 释义 precystic, a. Zool.[pre- B. 1.]Applied to protozoans that are preparing to encyst.1926C. M. Wenyon Protozool. I. ii. 190 It may be that..the precystic......
单词 precut 释义 ▪ I. precut, n.|prikt|[f. the vb.]a. A cut made in something prior to some other operation on it. b. Something that has been precut.1948Trans. Inst. Min......
单词 precursor 释义 precursor|prks(r)|Also 6–7 pr-; 7 -cursoure, -curser.[a. L. prcursor forerunner, advanced guard, agent-n. from prcurrre to run before; cf. F. prcurse......