
prey
美[preɪ] 英[preɪ]
n. 牺牲者;被掠食者,猎物
vi. 掠夺;捕食;使 ... 苦恼
详细释义
n.(名词)- 牺牲品
- 被捕食的动物
- 牺牲者
- 捕食
- 猎物
- 捕获
- 战利品
- 掠夺品
- 赃物
- 食物
- 目标
- 俘虏
- 受害者
- 受骗者
- 动物
- 捕食(习性)
- 掠食
v.(动词)- 折磨
- 使苦恼
- 诈取
- 损害
- 攫食
- 使人慢慢衰弱
- 消耗
- 掠夺
- 劫掠
- 欺凌(弱者)
- 坑骗(弱者)
- 敲诈(弱者)
- 捕食
- 掠食
- 靠欺诈为生
- 使 … 苦恼
双解释义
n.(名词)- [U]被捕食的动物,猎物,牺牲品 animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
- [U]捕食(习性),掠食 way of life based on killing and eating other animals
v.(动词)- vi. 捕食,掠食 hunt and eat as prey
- vi. 折磨 trouble greatly
- vi. (人)靠欺诈为生 (of a person) live by getting money from (sb who is weak trusting,helpless,etc.) by influence,deceit,etc.
英英释义
Noun- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence;
"he fell prey to muggers" "everyone was fair game" "the target of a manhunt"
- animal hunted or caught for food
Verb- profit from in an exploitatory manner;
"He feeds on her insecurity"
- prey on or hunt for;
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
例句
用作名词(n.)- She fell (a) prey to melancholy.她为忧郁所折磨。
- She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen.她很容易地让奸商敲了竹杠。
- The lion seized its prey and ate it.狮子抓住猎物,把它吃了。
- The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip.鹰将捕获物紧紧抓住。
用作不及物动词(vi.)- In those far- off times Viking pirates used to prey on the coasts of Europe.在那些遥远的时代里,北欧海盗经常在欧洲海岸一带进行掠夺。
- Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.强大的动物捕食弱小的动物。
- Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind.她担心其后果而惴惴不安。
- The thought that he was responsible for her death preyed on his mind.他一想到自己对她的死负有责任就感到心如刀割。
词语用法
v.(动词)prey用作动词时不及物,常与介词on或upon连用,后接名词或代词作宾语。