English Dictionary

feeding frenzy

名詞

広義 慣用表現

A wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.

日本語の意味

捕食魚（例えばサメなど）が一斉に獲物に襲いかかる、激しく混沌とした状況。または、比喩的に、複数の者が激しく争い、無秩序な状態を指す。

Photographers on the boat watched in awe as the bait triggered a feeding frenzy among the circling sharks.

船の上の写真家たちは、餌が周囲のサメたちに捕食の狂乱を引き起こすのを畏怖の念で見守っていた。

意味（1）

A wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.

When the terrified, bleeding cow was washed overboard into the river, the hungry piranhas entered a feeding frenzy, turning the water red with blood.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) A voracious competition among would-be purchasers, etc. for limited resources.

The manager hesitated to open the doors to the thronging holiday crowds, knowing that a feeding frenzy would soon ensue near the display of coveted toys.

feeding frenzies （ plural ）