prey
英 [preɪ] 美 [pre]
prey基本释义
n.牺牲者;被掠食者,猎物vi.掠夺;捕食;使 ... 苦恼
prey用法及例句
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
prey音标
英 [preɪ]
美 [pre]
prey基本释义
n.牺牲者;被掠食者,猎物
vi.掠夺;捕食;使 ... 苦恼
prey用法及例句
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
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.
noun
1. animal hunted or caught for food
Synonym: quarry
2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
e.g. he fell prey to muggerseveryone was fair gamethe target of a manhunt
Synonym: quarrytargetfair game
prey是什么意思
verb
1. prey on or hunt for
e.g. These mammals predate certain eggs
Synonym: ravenpredate
2. profit from in an exploitatory manner
e.g. He feeds on her insecurity
Synonym: feed
1. 猎物;捕食对象A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live.
e.g. Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges...电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。e.g. These animals were the prey of hyenas.这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。
2. 捕食;以捕猎…为生A creature that preys on other creatures lives by catching and eating them.
e.g. 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。e.g. The larvae prey upon small aphids.这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。
3. 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 .
e.g. 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。e.g. This burglar thought old people are easy prey.这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。
4. 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.
e.g. 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。e.g. 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。
5. 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.
e.g. 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。e.g. 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。
6. 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.
e.g. He was prey to a growing despair...他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。e.g. You were both a prey to compulsions.你俩都太冲动了。
7. 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.
prey的反义词
e.g. 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。e.g. Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease.疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。
1. 被捕食者:4、阅读:讲了生态学中的cyclicpopulationchange,说在一个生态系统(ecosystem)中,生物之间的数量(population)是互相影响的,捕食者(predator)和被捕食者(prey)的数量有一个均衡点.
2. 狮口惊魂:国内对电影的引进制度实在很值得商榷;好看的电影其实多得数不过来,可是被国市引进并且公映的电影似乎很不尽如人意. 前阵子的<>(Prey)以及*近的这部<>
3. 被掠食者:在食物鍊中,鹦鹉并非是置身於顶端的,它也是猛禽等掠食者(predator)的食物之一,为被掠食者(prey),所以互咬打架,这种让自己会有受伤虚弱以至於沦为被猎食对象的行为,除非必要,否则它们也是万般不愿意的(如保护幼鸟、保护地域等),
常用例句
用作名词(n.)
The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
A tiger is a beast of prey.老虎是食肉的野兽。
用作动词(v.)
Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
This problem has been preying on my mind all day.这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。
He is very charming and preys on rich widows.他长得很英俊,专靠耍弄有钱的寡妇为生。
Sea-anemones capture larger prey.
出自:A. HardyHyaenas start tearing at the legs of any prey in reach.
出自:D. MorrisAlert for the mountain lions that would prey upon his father's sheep.
出自:A. C. ClarkeYou are obviously preying on her good nature.
出自:G. GreeneOswald is a hard-hearted cynic who preys on the weakness of others.
出自:R. Christiansen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。
近义词
临近词
sitting duck易被击中的目标...
loot掠夺品
fair game准许猎取的鸟兽...
prey牺牲者
ransack彻底搜索
or或者
overburden使负担过重
burden负担
target目标
weigh衡量
hunt狩猎
mark记号
feed喂养
devour吞食
game游戏
strong-arm强制的
terrorize令人恐怖
catch hold of抓住
pounce猛扑
exploit剥削
ravish强奸
on在 ... 之上
despoil夺取
upon在 ... 上
eat吃
hard硬的
pillage掠夺
down向下
feed upon 满足于(用 ... 喂...
bully欺凌弱小者
raven大乌鸦
weight down + adv. 使 .....
hold拿着
the那
hunted动词hunt的过去式,动...
encumber妨害
heavy大(量)的
spoil宠坏
quarry采石场
one一
of关于
sack袋子
intimidate胁迫
lie heavy upon累
lie躺下
victimize使牺牲
consume消耗
depredate掠夺
raid突然袭击
predate在日期上早于...
pirate海盗
cumber拖累
duck鸭肉
use使用
oppress使烦恼
weight重量
victim受害者
tax税
catch赶上
rest剩余的部分
kill杀死
ravage毁坏
attack攻击
sitting就餐时段
coerce强制
preyer
previous
preying
prey kind
Preynat
prey size
Preysler
prey on
Preysz
prey fish
PRI
Preye
相关列句
Bats have an engineering problem: how to find their way and find their prey in the absence of light.(蝙蝠们遇到了一个技术上的难题:如何在没有光线的条件下认路和捕食。)
The spider must wait for prey to be ensnared on its web.(蜘蛛一定要耐心等待,直到猎物被它的蛛网困住。)
Black widow spiders also use their webs to ensnare their prey.(黑寡妇蜘蛛也用它们的网诱捕猎物。)
Obviously the night-flying insects that they prey on must find their way about somehow.(显然,它们所捕食的夜间飞行的昆虫必须找到某种识路的方法。)
How do predators affect populations of the prey animals?(捕食者如何影响猎物的数量?)
Today's vessels can find their prey using satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago.(今天的船只可以利用卫星和声纳来寻找猎物,而这在50年前是不可能的。)
They hunt at night, and cannot use light to help them find prey and avoid obstacles.(它们在夜间捕食,不能利用光线帮忙找到猎物和躲避障碍物。)
The herbivore prey is of a different mind.(食草动物的猎物有不同的想法。)
If these great cats become extinct, the smaller animals they prey upon will overpopulate the forests.(如果这些大型猫科动物灭绝了,那么它们捕食的小型动物将会使森林中物种的密度过高。)
The octopus is prey to many species, including humans, so how does it escape its predators?(章鱼是许多物种的猎物,包括人类,那么它如何逃脱捕食者的猎杀呢?)