English Dictionary

vulture

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvʌltʃə/

名詞

口語 比喩的用法

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae. / (figuratively, colloquial) A person who profits from the suffering of others.

日本語の意味

死んだ動物の死骸を食べる猛禽類（例: ハゲワシ） / （比喩的に）他人の不幸から利益を得る人

A vulture circled above the desert, searching for the faint scent of a carcass.

ハゲタカが砂漠の上空を旋回し、死骸のかすかな匂いを探していた。

意味（1）

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

意味（2）

(figuratively, colloquial) A person who profits from the suffering of others.

Within ten minutes of the accident, the vultures appeared and were organizing lawsuits.

vultures （ plural ）