Prey
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n. 被捕食的动物;捕食（习性）;受害者;受骗者;
vi. 捕食;（疾病等）使人慢慢衰弱;折磨;（人）靠欺诈为生;
💡 词根助记
prey(prey)→掠食；牺牲者；捕食；掠夺
📝 例句
Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.
强大的动物捕食弱小的动物。
The tiger rushed at its prey.
老虎向它的捕掠对象扑过去。
The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip.
鹰将捕获物紧紧抓住.
They fell themselves a prey.
他们自己也成了牺牲品了。
And ever with your prey still catch your praise,
你永远以你捕捉的猎物获得礼赞，
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ prey-牺牲品,pray-祈祷:为战争的牺牲品祈祷
※ pr-拼音“仆人”,ey-拼音“锷鱼”:仆人捕食锷鱼
※ prey-猎取食物,pray-祈祷:猎取食物前,猛兽先祈祷
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
prey
n
1 [U]
(a) animal, bird, etc hunted and killed by another for food 被捕食的动物; 捕获物
a beast/bird of prey, ie one that kills and eats others, eg a tiger, an eagle 食肉猛兽[禽]（如虎、 鹰）
The lion stalked its prey through the long grass. 那狮子在很深的草丛里潜步逼近猎物.
Mice and other small creatures are the owl's prey. 老鼠以及其他小动物都是猫头鹰的捕食物.
(b) (fig 比喻) person who is exploited or harmed by another; victim 被剥削者; 受损害者; 牺性品
She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen. 她很容易地让奸商敲了竹杠.
2 (idm 习语) be/fall prey to sth
(a) (of an animal) be hunted and killed for food by another （指动物）被捕食, 成为其他动物的捕获物
The zebra fell prey to the lion. 那斑马被狮子捕食.
(b) (of a person) be greatly troubled or tormented by sth （指人）为某事物所苦, 受到某事物的折磨
She was prey to irrational fears. 她遭受著无端恐惧的折磨. prey, v
1 (idm 习语) prey on sb's `mind trouble sb greatly 烦扰某人
Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind. 她担心其後果而惴惴不安.
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.
2 (phr v) prey on sb/sth
(a) hunt or catch (an animal, etc) as prey 捕食（动物等）
hawks preying on small birds 捕食小鸟的老鹰.
(b) make sb one's victim; exploit or attack 使某人成为受害者; 剥削; 掠夺
a confidence trickster preying on rich widows 一个玩弄花招使一些阔寡妇上当的骗子
The villagers were preyed on by bandits from the hills. 村民们受到山里强盗抢劫.
🎯 考研助记
祈求(pray)获得 猎物(prey) 用刀叉(pr)意外(ey)的 捕获了猎物；牺牲者（prey）的天空是灰色的（grey）；prey-pray：被捕者请求饶命
🔁 扩展释义
*[prei]n. 被掠食者, 牺牲者vi. 捕食
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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It was an important part of Native American's existence.
野牛是美洲土著人赖以生活的重要部分。
As a result of these wars and diseases, the Maori population fell from 100,000 to 42,000.
由于这些战争与疾病，毛利人的人口从100，000人下降到4，200人。
At least we're safte here, I said.
“起码我们在这里是安全的，”我说。