音标：[preiz] ；

v. 掠食( prey的第三人称单数 ); 掠食; 折磨; （人）靠欺诈为生

n a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
n animal hunted or caught for food
v profit from in an exploitatory manner
v prey on or hunt for

prey的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

She fell (a) prey to melancholy.她为忧郁所折磨。
She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen.她很容易地让奸商敲了竹杠。
The lion seized its prey and ate it.狮子抓住猎物，把它吃了。
The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip.鹰将捕获物紧紧抓住。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

In those far- off times Viking pirates used to prey on the coasts of Europe.在那些遥远的时代里，北欧海盗经常在欧洲海岸一带进行掠夺。
Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.强大的动物捕食弱小的动物。
Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind.她担心其后果而惴惴不安。
The thought that he was responsible for her death preyed on his mind.他一想到自己对她的死负有责任就感到心如刀割。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)

The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
A tiger is a beast of prey.老虎是食肉的野兽。

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
This problem has been preying on my mind all day.这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。
He is very charming and preys on rich widows.他长得很英俊，专靠耍弄有钱的寡妇为生。

词汇搭配

prey on捕食
bird of prey食肉鸟
beast of prey食肉兽,猛兽...
prey fish饵料鱼
predator prey relationship捕食者猎物的关系...
prey on someone's mind使某人苦恼,紧紧压在...
birds of prey名词bird of ...
be a prey to被 ... 所俘获;...
fall a prey to被
prey upon 捕食
become a prey to被
easy prey容易捕获的猎物,容易...
prey upon someone's mind使某人苦恼,紧紧压在...
fall prey to成为 ... 的牺牲...

经典引文

Sea-anemones capture larger prey.
出自：A. Hardy
Hyaenas start tearing at the legs of any prey in reach.
出自：D. Morris
Alert for the mountain lions that would prey upon his father's sheep.
出自：A. C. Clarke
You are obviously preying on her good nature.
出自：G. Greene
Oswald is a hard-hearted cynic who preys on the weakness of others.
出自：R. Christiansen

【近义词】

kill杀死
quarry采石场
victim受害者
game游戏
target目标
raven大乌鸦
spoil宠坏
devour吞食
use使用
pounce猛扑
consume消耗
eat吃
hunt狩猎
attack攻击
exploit剥削
victimize使牺牲
bully欺凌弱小者
coerce强制
strong-arm强制的
depredate掠夺
intimidate胁迫
terrorize令人恐怖
pillage掠夺
ransack彻底搜索
sack袋子
loot掠夺品
raid突然袭击
despoil夺取
pirate海盗
ravish强奸
ravage毁坏
mark记号
feed喂养
oppress使烦恼
tax税
upon在 ... 上
overburden使负担过重
encumber妨害
cumber拖累
burden负担
sitting duck易被击中的目标...
feed upon 满足于(用 ... 喂...
catch hold of抓住
lie heavy upon累
weight down + adv. 使 .....
hold拿着
prey牺牲者
or或者
of关于
catch赶上
on在 ... 之上
predate在日期上早于...
fair game准许猎取的鸟兽...
down向下
rest剩余的部分
lie躺下
hard硬的
heavy大(量)的
one一
weigh衡量
weight重量
the那
hunted动词hunt的过去式,动...
duck鸭肉
sitting就餐时段

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