prey
prey
英[preɪ]美[preɪ]
n.被捕食的动物，捕食（习性），受害者，受骗者；
v.捕食，欺凌；
例句
a cat slinking through the grass toward its prey一只猫偷偷地穿过草丛向猎物扑去
the talon of a bird of prey鸟类捕食的爪子
Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
A tiger is a beast of prey.老虎是食肉的野兽。
The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
He fell prey to her charms.他被她的美色所迷倒。
The insect anchored fast to its prey.这昆虫紧紧地抓住它的猎物不放。
Others fall prey to the drug trade.其余的成为*品交易的牺牲品.
American children often fall prey to sexual abuse.儿童是性侵犯的受害者.
Cult mages also fall prey to their own chaos.教徒法师也被他们自己的混乱所折磨.
英语六级真题
Because he's on the run from what he describes as a disease that preys on every artist: "ease of use".
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Meanwhile, Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no tomorrow.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文They have fallen prey to wolves.
出自-2013年12月听力原文lions are primarily ambush hunters, so when they feel their prey has spotted them, they usually give up on the hunt.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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猎物；捕食对象
A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live.
例句
Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges...电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。These animals were the prey of hyenas.这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。VERB
捕食；以捕猎…为生
A creature that preys on other creatures lives by catching and eating them.
例句
The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them...其结果就是破坏食物链，使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。The larvae prey upon small aphids.这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。N-UNCOUNT
伤害的对象；愚弄的对象；欺骗的对象
You can refer to the people who someone tries to harm or trick as their prey .
例句
Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night...**设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。This burglar thought old people are easy prey.这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。VERB
欺凌，坑害（尤指弱者）
If someone preys on other people, especially people who are unable to protect themselves, they take advantage of them or harm them in some way.
例句
Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways...帕姆从来不知道有人专门坑骗离家出走的年轻人。The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt.这项调查声称信贷公司专对那些已经负债的弱势家庭下手。VERB
不断困扰；折磨；使耿耿于怀
If something preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking and worrying about it.
例句
The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind...利兹因为圣诞节时孩子们不在而一直心神不宁。He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience.他做得不太明智，这一直让他良心不安。N-UNCOUNT
受影响；受折磨；受害
If someone is prey to something bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it.
例句
He was prey to a growing despair...他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。You were both a prey to compulsions.你俩都太冲动了。PHRASE
受…控制；成为…的牺牲品；受…的影响
To fall prey to something bad means to be taken over or affected by it.
例句
On the flight from Paris to Toulon, Mechiche fell prey to panic...在从巴黎飞往土伦的航班上，梅希什惊慌失措。Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease.疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。英汉词典释义
n.
被捕食的动物, 猎物, 牺牲品
The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。捕食(习性), 掠食
A tiger is a beast of prey.老虎是食肉的野兽。受害者；受骗者
vi.
捕食, 掠食
Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。折磨
This problem has been preying on my mind all day.这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。(人)靠欺诈为生
英英词典释义
Noun
1. 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"2. animal hunted or caught for food
Verb
1. profit from in an exploitatory manner;
"He feeds on her insecurity"2. prey on or hunt for;
"These mammals predate certain eggs"行业词典
动物学： 猎物；
水产： 被食者；被其他动物捕食的生物。；
海洋科学： 猎物；
