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prey
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n.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Prey  

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1. N-UNCOUNT-COLL See also: bird of prey; 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。

  • These animals were the prey of hyenas.

    这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。

2. 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。

  • The larvae prey upon small aphids.

    这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。

3. 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。

  • This burglar thought old people are easy prey.

    这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。

4. 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。

  • 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. 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。

  • 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. 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。

  • You were both a prey to compulsions.

    你俩都太冲动了。

7. 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。

  • Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease.

    疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。

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"

动物学

<名>
  • 1.猎物

水产

<名>
  • 1.被食者
  • 2.被其他动物捕食的生物。

海洋科学

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  • 1.猎物
1. A tiger is a beast of prey.
老虎是食肉的野兽。

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2. Cats prey upon mice.
猫捕鼠。

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3. He fell prey to her charms.
他被她的美色所迷倒。

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4. He found her an easy prey.
他觉得她可欺。

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5. I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.
我看到一只美洲狮正在潜随猎物。

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6. It attacks its prey with great ferocity.
它非常凶猛地攻击猎物。

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7. Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
游隼捕到鸟类猎物时，通常是先拔掉它们的羽毛，再把肉撕下来。

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8. Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.
弱肉强食。

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9. The crocodile killed its prey by keeping it under and drowning it.
鳄鱼把它的捕获物按在水下淹死。

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10. The deer fell a prey to the lion.
鹿被狮子捕食了。

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11. 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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12. The hawk chops upon its prey.
老鹰猛地向它要捕食的动物扑去。

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13. The insect anchored fast to its prey.
这昆虫紧紧地抓住它的猎物不放。

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14. The leopard bounded on the prey.
那只豹扑向猎物。

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15. The lion was hunting for its prey.
狮子在寻找猎物。

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16. The serpent fascinated its prey.
这条蛇震慑住了它要捕食的动物。

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17. The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.
毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。

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18. The tiger anchor ed fast to its prey.
这只老虎紧紧地抓住猎物不放。

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