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prey
pr preɪ
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense preys, present participle preying, past tense , past participle preyed
1 N-UNCOUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb, usually with poss]

獵物;捕食對象 A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live. 獵物;捕食對象
  • Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges.

    電鳐能放出強大的電流把獵物擊暈。

  • These animals were the prey of hyenas. [+ of]

    這些動物是鬣狗的獵物。

2See also:

bird of prey 
3 VERB

捕食;以捕獵爲生 A creature that preys on other creatures lives by catching and eating them. 捕食;以捕獵爲生
  • The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them. [VERB on/upon noun]

    其結果就是破壞食物鏈,使很多動物和那些以捕食它們爲生的動物餓死。

  • The larvae prey upon small aphids. [VERB + on/upon]

    這種幼蟲以小蚜蟲爲食。

4 N-UNCOUNT [usually with poss]

傷害的對象;愚弄的對象;欺騙的對象 You can refer to the people who someone tries to harm or trick as their prey . 傷害的對象;愚弄的對象;欺騙的對象
  • Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night.

    警察設伏等待那些在晚上跟蹤目標伺機作案的歹徒。

  • This burglar thought old people are easy prey.

    這個夜賊覺得老人容易下手。

5 VERB

欺淩,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. 欺淩,坑害(尤指弱者) [disapproval]
  • Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways. [VERB on noun]

    帕姆從來不知道有人專門坑騙離家出走的年輕人。

  • The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt. [VERB + on]

    這項調查聲稱信貸公司專對那些已經負債的弱勢家庭下手。

6 VERB

不斷困擾;折磨;使耿耿於懷 If something preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking and worrying about it. 不斷困擾;折磨;使耿耿於懷
  • The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind. [VERB on noun]

    利茲因爲聖誕節時孩子們不在而一直心神不甯。

  • He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience. [VERB + on]

    他做得不太明智,這一直讓他良心不安。

7 N-UNCOUNT [also a N, N to n]

受影響;受折磨;受害 If someone is prey to something bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it. 受影響;受折磨;受害
  • He was prey to a growing despair.

    他被與日俱增的絕望折磨着。

  • You were both a prey to compulsions.

    你倆都太沖動了。

8 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

控制;成爲的犧牲品;受的影響 To fall prey to something bad means to be taken over or affected by it. 控制;成爲的犧牲品;受的影響
  • On the flight from Paris to Toulon, Mechiche fell prey to panic.

    在從巴黎飛往土倫的航班上,梅希什驚慌失措。

  • Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease.

    疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4181 COCA: 5502
prey

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PREY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEeasy容易被矇騙的人Teenagers are easy prey for unscrupulous drug dealers.青少年很容易被不擇手段的毒品販子矇騙。helpless, unsuspecting無助的/毫無戒心的獵物They watched a hawk swoop down on its unsuspecting prey.他們看到一隻鷹向毫無戒備的獵物猛撲過去。VERB + PREYchase, circle, hunt for, look for, pursue, stalk追趕獵物;搜尋獵物;跟蹤獵物spot發現獵物capture, pounce on捕獲/猛撲向獵物a cat pouncing on its prey猛撲向獵物的貓devour, kill吞食/殺死獵物PREPOSITIONprey for⋯的獵物The young deer are ideal prey for the leopard.小鹿是豹的理想獵物。prey to (figurative) ⋯的犧牲品She was prey to all kinds of conflicting emotions.她受着各種矛盾情感的折磨。PHRASESa beast of prey, a bird of prey猛獸/猛禽be prey to sth, fall prey to sth (both figurative) 是⋯的犧牲品;成為⋯的犧牲品The new government has fallen prey to corruption and fraud.新一屆政府深受腐敗與欺詐之苦。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4181 COCA: 5502
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