Definition
渔猎 literally means 'fishing and hunting', referring to the ancient practice of gathering food from nature. In modern usage, it has a strong figurative sense: 'to seek (especially illegal or improper) gain', often used in legal or journalistic contexts to describe predatory behavior like corporate raiding or poaching. The literal sense is rare in everyday speech, while the figurative sense appears in formal writing.
n.
(formal) fishing and hunting (as a livelihood)(figurative) to seek illegal or improper gainto prey upon
Examples
- 渔猎。Gǔdài rén kào yú liè hé cǎijí wéi shēng.Ancient people lived by fishing, hunting, and gathering.
- 渔猎。Zhè jiā gōngsī shèxián lìyòng nèimù xìnxī yú liè lìyì.This company is suspected of using insider information to seek illegal gains.
- 渔猎。Fǎlǜ yánlì dǎjī fēifǎ yú liè xíngwéi.The law severely cracks down on illegal predatory behavior.
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