Lưu ý: Bản dịch của mục này hiện đang được kiểm tra chất lượng, vì vậy một số nội dung tạm thời chỉ hiển thị bằng tiếng Anh.
Mục từ này chưa được dịch sang ngôn ngữ của bạn, vì vậy nội dung gốc được hiển thị bên dưới.
bottom feeder
In a biological sense, this term is a neutral descriptive label for species like catfish or rays. It refers to the ecological niche of scavenging or hunting on the benthos, without implying any negative moral judgment.
When applied to humans, the term becomes a harsh pejorative. It suggests a predatory or opportunistic nature, specifically targeting those in desperate situations, or describes someone with such low professional standing that they accept scraps others reject. The connotation is one of greed, lack of ethics, or social desperation.
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The catfish is a well known bottom feeder that scavenges for food in the river mud.
Many species of rays are bottom feeders that hunt for crustaceans buried in the sand.
I cannot believe he is actually taking that job with such a low salary just to stay employed.
Stop acting like a bottom feeder and trying to profit from this tragedy.
He is just a bottom feeder in the legal world taking the cases no one else wants.
The shrimp acted as a bottom feeder cleaning the algae off the tank floor.
I am tired of being the bottom feeder of this department getting all the grunt work.
Some fish are evolved as bottom feeders to utilize nutrients that other fish ignore.