bottom feeder
US /ˈbɑː.t̬əm ˌfiː.dɚ/
UK /ˈbɑː.t̬əm ˌfiː.dɚ/
1.
底層食者, 底棲動物
an aquatic animal that feeds on the bottom of a body of water
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Catfish are common bottom feeders in rivers.
鯰魚是河流中常見的底層食者。
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Many crustaceans are also bottom feeders.
許多甲殼類動物也是底層食者。
2.
底層人士, 社會渣滓
a person or organization that is considered to be at the lowest level of society or a profession, often because they are poor or unsuccessful
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He called his competitors bottom feeders, implying they lacked ethics.
他稱他的競爭對手為底層食者，暗示他們缺乏道德。
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The company was accused of preying on bottom feeders with predatory loans.
該公司被指控透過掠奪性貸款剝削底層人士。