prey 英 [preɪ] 　 美 [pre]

prey

prey　 英 [preɪ] 美 [pre]

v. 捕食；　 n. 猎物，受害者　

进行时:preying　 过去式:preyed　 过去分词:preyed　 第三人称单数:preys　 名词复数:preys　

The lions prey on deer and other wild animals.　狮子捕食鹿和其他野生动物。
The lion will often stalk its prey for hours.　狮子经常悄然跟踪猎物达几个小时。

  • Prey is an animal hunted for food. If you're a delicious-looking deer during hunting season, watch your back! You're the prey for all those guys in orange jackets carrying rifles.
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  • v. 捕食；
  • n. 猎物，受害者

  • 1. The lions prey on deer and other wild animals.

    狮子捕食鹿和其他野生动物。

  • 2. The lion will often stalk its prey for hours.

    狮子经常悄然跟踪猎物达几个小时。

  • 3. Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.

    老年人容易上狡诈推销员的当。

  • prey (n.) mid-13c., "animal hunted for food," also "that which is taken in war," from Old French preie "booty, animal taken in the chase" (mid-12c., Modern French proie), from Latin praeda "booty, plunder, game hunted," earlier praeheda, literally "something seized before," from PIE *prai-heda-; for first element see prae-; second element related to the second element in prehendere "to grasp, seize," from PIE root *ghend- "to seize, to take."
  • prey (v.) c. 1300, "to plunder, pillage, ravage," from prey (n.) and in part from Old French preer, earlier preder (c.1040), from Late Latin praedare, from praeda (see prey (n.)). Its sense of "to kill and devour" is attested from mid-14c. Related: Preyed; preying.
prey / preɪ ; NAmE preɪ / noun , verb prey preys preyed preying noun [uncountable ,  singular ] 1 an animal, a bird, etc. that is hunted, killed and eaten by another 被捕食的动物；猎物 ◆ 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 ☞ collocationsat life 2 a person who is harmed or tricked by sb, especially for dishonest purposes 受害者；受骗者 ◆ Elderly people are easy preyfor dishonest salesmen. 老年人容易上狡诈推销员的当。 IDIOM be/fall ˈprey to sth ( formal) 1 (of an animal 动物 ) to be killed and eaten by another animal or bird 被捕食；成为猎物 2 (of a person 人 ) to be harmed or affected by sth bad 受害；受坏影响 verb IDIOM prey on sb's ˈmind (of a thought, problem, etc. 想法、问题等 ) to make sb think and worry about it all the time 萦绕心头；使耿耿于怀 PHRASAL VERB ˈprey on/upon sb/sth 1 (of an animal or a bird 兽或鸟 ) to hunt and kill another animal for food 捕食；猎获 2 to harm sb who is weaker than you, or make use of them in a dishonest way to get what you want 欺凌，坑骗，敲诈（弱者） ◆ Bogus social workers have been preying on old people living alone. 冒牌社会福利工作员不断坑害独居老人。 prey / preɪ ; NAmE preɪ /
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