名词::preyer
过去式::preyed
过去分词::preyed
现在分词::preying
第三人称单数::preys
"he fell prey to muggers"
"everyone was fair game"
"the target of a manhunt"
"He feeds on her insecurity"
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
1.猎物；捕食对象
A creature'sprey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live.
e.g. Electric rays stun theirprey with huge electrical discharges...
电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。
e.g. These animals were theprey of hyenas.
这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。
2.捕食；以捕猎…为生
A creature thatpreys 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 larvaeprey 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 theirprey .
e.g. Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk theirprey at night...
警察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 easyprey.
这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。
4.欺凌，坑害（尤指弱者）
If someonepreys 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 companiesprey 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 somethingpreys 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 isprey to something bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it.
e.g. He wasprey to a growing despair...
他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。
e.g. You were both aprey to compulsions.
你俩都太冲动了。
7.受…控制；成为…的牺牲品；受…的影响
Tofall 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 fellprey 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 fallingprey to disease.
疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。
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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),
她为忧郁所折磨。
She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen.她很容易地让奸商敲了竹杠。
The lion seized its prey and ate it.狮子抓住猎物，把它吃了。
The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip.鹰将捕获物紧紧抓住。
In those far- off times Viking pirates used to prey on the coasts of Europe.在那些遥远的时代里，北欧海盗经常在欧洲海岸一带进行掠夺。
Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.强大的动物捕食弱小的动物。
Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind.她担心其后果而惴惴不安。
The thought that he was responsible for her death preyed on his mind.他一想到自己对她的死负有责任就感到心如刀割。
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
Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.老年人容易上狡诈推销员的当。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.
He found her an easy prey.他觉得她可欺.
Cats prey upon mice.猫捕鼠.
It attacks its prey with great ferocity.它非常凶猛地攻击猎物.
The insect anchored fast to its prey.这昆虫紧紧地抓住它的猎物不放.
The tiger anchor ed fast to its prey.这只老虎紧紧地抓住猎物不放.
The hawk chops upon its prey.老鹰猛地向它要捕食的动物扑去.
The leopard bounded on the prey.那只豹扑向猎物.
The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液.
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
