| 单词 | prey |
| 释义 | preyWord family adjectivepreyfulnounprey Animals prey1 /preɪ/ noun → pray1 [singular, uncountableU]HBA an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal 被〔其他动物〕捕食的动物，猎物 OPP predator a tiger stalking its prey 潜行跟踪猎物的老虎 2. bird/beast of prey HBAa bird or animal which lives by killing and eating other animals 食肉猛禽/猛兽 Examples from the Corpus bird/beast of prey• The diurnal birds of prey and the mammalian predators consistently have the highest rates of mandibular and maxillary breakage.• You will have to pass beasts, fierce beasts of prey, and they are all that you will see.• Meanwhile, the larger birds of prey were tucking into things like mice, rats, chicks and rabbits.• Many birds of prey regurgitate pellets which contain the indigestible remains of their prey, including much of the bone.• On 24 January he identified six new species of birds of prey - two of which came from the Galapagos.• In fact, the only bird of prey I ever saw hovering over the park was a kestrel.• But Men persecuted us and other birds of prey like us were poisoned, trapped and shot.• Most of Britain's birds of prey are only now recovering from this long persecution. 3 be/fall prey to somebody/something SUFFERif someone falls prey to someone or something bad, they are harmed or affected by them 受某人/某事物所伤害［影响］ Street children in this part of the world often fall prey to drug dealers. 这个地方的街头流浪儿童常常落入毒贩的魔掌。 They are prey to nameless fears. 他们陷入莫名的恐惧中。 Examples from the Corpus be/fall prey to somebody/something• The magnificent castle was doomed to fall prey to the hand of desolation.• It really seems as if some drivers fall prey to a death wish when freezing fog descends.• All these animals, and others, had fallen prey to the apprentice hunters.• Now, once again, the thin reed of refugee protection has fallen prey to the winds of political expediency.• After a convincing win in game 1 Kasparov fell prey to overconfidence, losing games 4 and 5.• These refugees fell prey to marauding gangs, even to troopers, or to one another.• With aid supplies almost always out of reach, the boys became weak, and stragglers fell prey to wild animals.• The older trees grow spindly and, their immune systems weakened, fall prey to infestation of beetles and disease. 4 easy prey a) someone who can easily be deceived or harmed 容易受骗[受害]的人 He was easy prey for the two conmen who called at his house. 他轻易地上了两个登门骗子的当。 b) an animal which is easily caught by another 容易被猎取的动物 Fish at the surface of the water are easy prey for eagles. 游在水面的鱼很容易成为老鹰的猎物。 Examples from the Corpus easy prey• We were barely moving through the water, an easy prey.• The dams also render the animals easy prey for hunters and trap them when the water is drained for irrigation.• Three groups are easy prey to the underclass's recruiting sergeant.• It is easy prey - I've caught them myself.• Then, as the softies were driven extinct, Harrington followed them, having no easy prey left.• More rarely, I watched them diving in the sea for sea urchins or other easy prey.• Men prowled the motel like packs of wolves searching out easy prey.• Like a wolf pack scenting easy prey, they dismounted and spread out. Examples from the Corpus prey• They become a prey to nameless and often unspoken fears.• Men prowled the motel like packs of wolves searching out easy prey.• It is hardly surprising that in such environments, adolescents fall prey to peer pressure.• These refugees fell prey to marauding gangs, even to troopers, or to one another.• The toothed whales have a set of teeth which they use to grasp large and quick-moving prey, mainly squid or fish.• Many birds of prey regurgitate pellets which contain the indigestible remains of their prey, including much of the bone.• Thirdly, the species composition of the prey animals may be characteristic of particular predator types.• Snakes sometimes caught their prey here by dropping from above.• Snakes track their prey by its scent. prey2 verb 1 prey on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) HBAif an animal or bird preys on another animal or bird, it hunts and eats it 捕食 → predator Cats prey on birds and mice. 猫捕食鸟和老鼠。 b) TRICK/DECEIVEto try to deceive or harm weaker people 试图欺骗[伤害]〔弱者〕 religious cults that specialize in preying on young people 专门以年轻人为目标的邪教 c) prey on somebody’s mindWORRIED to make someone worry continuously 使某人苦恼不已，折磨某人 The accident has been preying on my mind all week. 那次事故把我折磨得整个星期都惴惴不安。 Examples from the Corpus prey on somebody’s mind• But his main preoccupation was with the unfinished Requiem, which had begun to prey on his mind.• Important items which are left have a habit of preying on the mind.• It was Tatiana preying on his mind.• It began to prey on my mind so much that I went to the casualty department of Charing Cross Hospital. Examples from the Corpus prey• Ron Hunt said police have a responsibility to let parents know where those who might prey on children live.• But his main preoccupation was with the unfinished Requiem, which had begun to prey on his mind.• Consequently, the larger creatures that prey on them, the raptors, are fleeing starvation too.• So, too, were the spiders that prey on them.• You never were, although the slum people were complaining that a monster was preying on them. From Longman Business Dictionary preyprey1 /preɪ/ verb → prey on/upon somebody/something preyprey2 noun [uncountableU] 1journalismFINANCE the TARGET COMPANY (=the company that another company wants to buy) in a takeover MIN would prefer to be predator (=a company that buys another company) rather than prey, but it was outbid in its last attempt to buy a regional newspaper. 2be/fall prey to something to be unable to avoid a harmful or difficult situation After opening higher, the OTC market fell prey to profit-taking. The once-soaring South Korean economy has fallen prey to steep wage increases and high inflation. (1200-1300) Old French preie, from Latin praeda “something seized” |
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