| 释义 |
prey /preɪ/ n. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 被捕食的动物，捕获物
The lion seized its prey and ate it. 狮子抓住并吃掉了它的猎物。
2. 捕食；捕食的习惯；〈古〉掠夺
birds (beasts) of prey 猛禽(兽)
3. 〈喻〉牺牲品，牺牲者
He, with his simplicity and inexperience, was (an) easy prey for ambitious females. 由于单纯和缺乏经验，他常常轻易成为野心勃勃的女子的牺牲品。
4. 〈古〉掠夺品；战利品
II vi.
捕食
Cats prey at night. 猫在夜间捕食。
[< OFr preie < L praeda booty; 见 PREDATORY] phr. be (或 become, fall) (a) prey to 1. (动物)被…捕食 Only ten sheep have fallen prey to coyotes. 只有10只绵羊被丛林狼捕食。 2. (人)成为…的牺牲品；为…所折磨 (或蹂躏)；深受…之害 For several days the city was a prey to rumour. 一连几天，城里谣言纷起，人心惶惶。 He was angry with himself for having fallen prey to his wife's foolish talk. 他因听信了妻子的蠢话上当受骗而生自己的气。 prey on (或 upon) 1. 捕食 Owls prey on mice. 猫头鹰捕食老鼠。 2. 掠夺，劫掠；靠诈骗…的钱财过日子 In those far-off times Viking pirates used to prey on the coasts of Europe. 在那遥远的古代，北欧海盗经常掠夺欧洲海岸一带。 Gamblers and confidence men prey on Jack and many of his friends. 赌棍和骗子常靠骗取杰克及其许多朋友的钱财过活。 3. 折磨；损害；使痛苦；使烦恼；激怒 Ill health preyed upon him for years. 不佳的健康状况折磨了他多年。 The question preyed on our minds. 那问题使我们内心惴惴不安。 |