英语单词分类 轻松记单词
prey
基本词汇
n.牺牲者;被掠食者,猎物
vi.掠夺;捕食;使 ... 苦恼
名词: preyer 过去式: preyed 过去分词: preyed 现在分词: preying 第三人称单数: preys
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- 牺牲品
- 被捕食的动物
- 牺牲者
- 捕食
- 猎物
- 捕获
- 战利品
- 掠夺品
- 赃物
- 食物
- 目标
- 俘虏
- 受害者
- 受骗者
- 动物
- 捕食(习性)
- 掠食
- 折磨
- 使苦恼
- 诈取
- 损害
- 攫食
- 使人慢慢衰弱
- 消耗
- 掠夺
- 劫掠
- 欺凌(弱者)
- 坑骗(弱者)
- 敲诈(弱者)
- 捕食
- 掠食
- 靠欺诈为生
- 使 … 苦恼
- [U]被捕食的动物,猎物,牺牲品animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
- [U]捕食(习性),掠食way of life based on killing and eating other animals
- vi. 捕食,掠食hunt and eat as prey
- vi. 折磨trouble greatly
- vi. (人)靠欺诈为生(of a person) live by getting money from (sb who is weak trusting,helpless,etc.) by influence,deceit,etc.
noun
1. animal hunted or caught for food
Synonym: quarry
2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
e.g. he fell preyto muggers
everyone was fair game
the target of a manhunt
Synonym: quarrytargetfair game
prey是什么意思
verb
1. prey on or hunt for
e.g. These mammals predate certain eggs
Synonym: ravenpredate
2. profit from in an exploitatory manner
e.g. He feeds on her insecurity
Synonym: feed
1. 猎物;捕食对象
A creature's preyare the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live.
e.g. Electric rays stun their preywith huge electrical discharges...
电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。
e.g. These animals were the preyof hyenas.
这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。
2. 捕食;以捕猎…为生
A creature that preys onother creatures lives by catching and eating them.
e.g. The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them...
其结果就是破坏食物链,使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。
e.g. The larvae preyupon small aphids.
这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。
3. 伤害的对象;愚弄的对象;欺骗的对象
You can refer to the people who someone tries to harm or trick as their prey.
e.g. Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their preyat night...
警察设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。
e.g. This burglar thought old people are easy prey.
这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。
4. 欺凌,坑害(尤指弱者)
If someone preys onother people, especially people who are unable to protect themselves, they take advantage of them or harm them in some way.
e.g. Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways...
帕姆从来不知道有人专门坑骗离家出走的年轻人。
e.g. The survey claims loan companies preyon weak families already in debt.
这项调查声称信贷公司专对那些已经负债的弱势家庭下手。
5. 不断困扰;折磨;使耿耿于怀
If something preys onyour mind, you cannot stop thinking and worrying about it.
e.g. The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind...
利兹因为圣诞节时孩子们不在而一直心神不宁。
e.g. He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience.
他做得不太明智,这一直让他良心不安。
6. 受影响;受折磨;受害
If someone is prey tosomething bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it.
e.g. He was preyto a growing despair...
他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。
e.g. You were both a preyto compulsions.
你俩都太冲动了。
7. 受…控制;成为…的牺牲品;受…的影响
To fall prey tosomething bad means to be taken over or affected by it.
prey的反义词
e.g. On the flight from Paris to Toulon, Mechiche fell preyto panic...
在从巴黎飞往土伦的航班上,梅希什惊慌失措。
e.g. Children in evacuation centres are falling preyto disease.
疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。
1. 被捕食者:4、阅读:讲了生态学中的cyclicpopulationchange,说在一个生态系统(ecosystem)中,生物之间的数量(population)是互相影响的,捕食者(predator)和被捕食者(prey)的数量有一个均衡点.
2. 狮口惊魂:国内对电影的引进制度实在很值得商榷;好看的电影其实多得数不过来,可是被国市引进并且公映的电影似乎很不尽如人意. 前阵子的<>(Prey)以及最近的这部<>
3. 被掠食者:在食物鍊中,鹦鹉并非是置身於顶端的,它也是猛禽等掠食者(predator)的食物之一,为被掠食者(prey),所以互咬打架,这种让自己会有受伤虚弱以至於沦为被猎食对象的行为,除非必要,否则它们也是万般不愿意的(如保护幼鸟、保护地域等),
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经典引文
- 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。
- 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。
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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
词语用法
- prey用作动词时不及物,常与介词on或upon连用,后接名词或代词作宾语。
近义词
临近词
- sitting duck易被击中的目标...
- loot掠夺品
- fair game准许猎取的鸟兽...
- prey牺牲者
- ransack彻底搜索
- or或者
- overburden使负担过重
- burden负担
- target目标
- weigh衡量
- hunt狩猎
- mark记号
- feed喂养
- devour吞食
- game游戏
- strong-arm强制的
- terrorize令人恐怖
- catch hold of抓住
- pounce猛扑
- exploit剥削
- ravish强奸
- on在 ... 之上
- despoil夺取
- upon在 ... 上
- eat吃
- hard硬的
- pillage掠夺
- down向下
- feed upon满足于(用 ... 喂...
- bully欺凌弱小者
- raven大乌鸦
- weight down+ adv. 使 .....
- hold拿着
- the那
- hunted动词hunt的过去式,动...
- encumber妨害
- heavy大(量)的
- spoil宠坏
- quarry采石场
- one一
- of关于
- sack袋子
- intimidate胁迫
- lie heavy upon累
- lie躺下
- victimize使牺牲
- consume消耗
- depredate掠夺
- raid突然袭击
- predate在日期上早于...
- pirate海盗
- cumber拖累
- duck鸭肉
- use使用
- oppress使烦恼
- weight重量
- victim受害者
- tax税
- catch赶上
- rest剩余的部分
- kill杀死
- ravage毁坏
- attack攻击
- sitting就餐时段
- coerce强制
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