| 单词 | prey |
| 释义 | prey [preɪ] noun uncountable ■an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal 被捕食的动物，猎物 •A hawk hovered in the air before swooping on its prey.老鹰在空中盘旋，之后向猎物猛扑过去。 [preɪ] noun uncountable be easy prey ■to be easy to deceive or be taken advantage of 易成为…的目标，易被…欺骗（或利用） •Homeless young people are easy prey for drug-dealers and pimps.无家可归的年轻人很容易成为毒品贩子和皮条客的猎物。 [preɪ] noun uncountable be/fall prey to sth ■to be hurt or deceived by someone or something bad 成为…的牺牲品，被…欺骗；深受…之害 •Small children are prey to all sorts of fears.幼童深受各种恐惧的折磨。 [preɪ] verb Phrasal Verbs prey on sth ■If an animal preys on another animal, it catches and eats it 捕食 •The spider preys on small flies and other insects.蜘蛛捕食小苍蝇和其他昆虫。 prey on your mind ■If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot 使焦虑不安；使耿耿于怀 •I lost my temper with her the other day and it's been preying on my mind ever since.前几天我对她发火了，从那以后这件事一直让我惴惴不安。 [preɪ] verb Phrasal Verbs prey on sb ■to hurt or deceive a group of people, especially people who are weak or can easily be hurt or deceived 伤害，欺骗，坑害（尤指弱势人群） •He would attack at night, preying on lone women in their twenties or thirties.他总在夜间出没，袭击二三十岁的单身女子。 •It's particularly contemptible that these sort of people prey on the elderly.这种人坑害老年人真是太卑鄙了。 |
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