英汉词典

preyed 基本解释

v.

掠食( prey的过去式和过去分词 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺诈为生

双语释义

n.(名词)[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 animalsv.(动词)vi. 捕食，掠食 hunt and eat as preyvi. 折磨 trouble greatlyvi. (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.

英英释义

prey[ prei ]

n.a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

"he fell prey to muggers"

同义词：quarrytargetfair game

animal hunted or caught for food

同义词：quarry

v.profit from in an exploitatory manner

同义词：feed

prey on or hunt for

同义词：ravenpredate

preyed 相关例句

词组短语

prey on v. 捕食；掠夺

easy prey ◎容易猎取的动物 , ◎头脑简单的人，轻信的人；容易受骗的人，容易上钩的受害者

fall prey to成为...的牺牲品；深受...之害

bird of prey猛禽；食肉鸟

prey upon掠夺，折磨；捕食

beast of prey食肉兽，猛兽

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双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. She fell (a) prey to melancholy.
   她为忧郁所折磨。
2. She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
   她很容易地让奸商敲了竹杠。
3. The lion seized its prey and ate it.
   狮子抓住猎物，把它吃了。
4. 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.)

1. 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。
2. Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.
   强大的动物捕食弱小的动物。
3. Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind.
   她担心其后果而惴惴不安。
4. 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。

权威例句

Emission of alarm pheromone by non‐preyed aphid colonies
Nest Hole Shift in Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus as Defence Against Nest Predation Involving Long-Term Memory in the Predator
Corvid Density and Nest Predation in Relation to Forest Fragmentation: A Landscape Perspective
Nest-Site Characteristics, Reproductive Success and Cavity Availability for Tree Swallows Breeding in Natural Cavities
JSTOR: Oikos, Vol. 56, Fasc. 2 (Oct., 1989), pp. 240-246
Nest Site Selection across Field-Woodland Ecotones: The Effect of Nest Predation
Causes of mortality at nests of ground-nesting birds in the Upper Waitaki Basin, South Island, New Zealand: a 5-year video study
Post-Invasion Amphipod Communities of Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland: Influences of Habitat Selection and Mutual Predation
Consistent differences in feeding habits between neighbouring breeding kestrels
Wolf Depredation on Domestic Animals in Wisconsin, 1976-2000