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| 1 | an animal that is caught by another animal and eaten 猎物；捕获物 |
| Spiders usually catch their prey by building webs. 蜘蛛一般通过织网来捕捉猎物。 |
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| 2 | someone that a criminal or dishonest person attacks, cheats, or harms （袭击、欺骗或伤害的）对象，受害者 |
| a hired killer stalking his prey 受雇的杀手悄悄逼近受害者 |
| easy prey Homeless children were easy prey for drug dealers and pimps in the capital. 无家可归的儿童轻易就成了首府城市里贩毒者和皮条客们的猎物。 |
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| - | fall/be/become prey to
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| to be attacked, cheated, or harmed by someone bad |
| 受侵犯；受害 |
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| The refugees fell prey to criminal gangs. 难民们受到犯罪团伙的侵害。 |
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