prey
- n.猎物;受害者;受骗者
- v.捕食;折磨;掠夺
过去式： preyed 现在分词： preying 过去分词： preyed 第三人称单数： preys
pre(d)- 掠夺 + -y 名词后缀
preynoun
猎物
an animal, a bird, etc. that is hunted, killed and eaten by another
The lion will often stalk its prey for hours.
狮子经常悄然跟踪猎物达几个小时。
birds of prey (= birds that kill for food)
猛禽
受害者；受骗者
a person who is harmed or tricked by sb, especially for dishonest purposes
Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
老年人容易上狡诈推销员的当。
verb
to make sb think and worry about it all the time
prey
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N-UNCOUNT-COLL 猎物；捕食对象
A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live.Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges...
电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。
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VERB 捕食；以捕猎…为生
A creature that preys on other creatures lives by catching and eating them.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。
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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 .Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night...
警察设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。
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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.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。
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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.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。
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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.He was prey to a growing despair...
他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。
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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.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。
noun
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- animal hunted or caught for food
- Synonym: quarry
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- 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
- Synonym: quarry target fair game
verb
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- prey on or hunt for
- These mammals predate certain eggs
- Synonym: raven predate
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- profit from in an exploitatory manner
- He feeds on her insecurity
- Synonym: feed
数据来源：WordNet
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She looked like a lion baulked of its prey .
她看上去像一头被夺走了猎物的狮子。
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Owls usually swallow their prey whole .
猫头鹰通常把猎物囫囵吞下。
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She knew she must not fall prey to his charm .
她清楚她绝不可以被他迷住。
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The baby fish are easy prey for birds .
这些小鱼很容易被鸟类捕食。
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Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen .
老年人容易上狡诈推销员的当。
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The lions closed in on their prey .
狮子逼近它们的猎物。
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This burglar thought old people are easy prey .
这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。
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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。
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Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease .
疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。
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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。
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Tourists have become easy prey
游客成了易遭袭击的目标。
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The spider must wait for prey to be ensnared on its web .
蜘蛛必须等待猎物被它的蛛网困住。
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Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges
电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。
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Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night
警察设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。
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The larvae prey upon small aphids .
这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。
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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。
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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。
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Canine teeth are for piercing and killing prey , and tearing flesh
犬齿用来咬穿、咬死猎物，还可以撕肉。
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He was prey to a growing despair
他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。
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Any straggler that fell behind or got lost in the darkness was easy prey for the enemy .
任何在黑暗中落伍或走失的掉队者都很容易成为敌人的攻击目标。
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The boys dug pits and baited them so that they could spear their prey .
男孩们挖了坑，埋了饵，这样他们就可以刺杀猎物了。
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These animals were the prey of hyenas .
这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。
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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。
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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。
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The hunters stalked their prey .
猎人潜行追踪猎物。
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You were both a prey to compulsions .
你俩都太冲动了。
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Strong animals prey upon weaker ones .
弱肉强食。
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The fox buried his prey beneath the ground .
狐狸把猎物埋藏在地下。
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The deer fell a prey to the lion .
鹿被狮子捕食了。
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The eagle does not prey on its own nest . ; It isn 't advisable to harm one 's next-door neighbours . ; The eagle never hunts near his own nest .
老鹰不吃窝下草。
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