英:[preɪ]
美:[preɪ]
英:[preɪ]
美:[preɪ]
复数:prey或preys
第三人称单数:preys
现在分词:preying
过去式:preyed
过去分词:preyed
noun
the object of a hunt or pursuit, usu. one animal caught and eaten by another.The lion has caught sight of its prey.Rabbits are a favorite prey of coyotes.
one that becomes a victim.The con man marked her as his prey.
the act or characteristic of preying.A hawk is a bird of prey.
intransitive verb
to hunt, catch, and eat an animal or insect.Large fish prey on smaller ones.
to take advantage of or victimize someone.The swindler preyed exclusively on elderly people.
to have an unsettling or harmful effect, as on the mind.Guilt preyed on his conscience.
to attack or raid and pillage.Lawless men preyed upon the defenseless town.
prey onv. 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
13世纪中叶, preie,“为食物而狩猎的动物,被任何食肉动物抓住以被吞噬的东西”(也比喻被撒旦等抓住的灵魂),还有“在战争中夺取的物品”,源自古法语 preie “战利品,狩猎中捕获的动物”(12世纪中叶,现代法语 proie),源自拉丁语 praeda “战利品,掠夺; 狩猎中捕获的动物”。
这源自更早的 praeheda,字面意思是“先前夺取的东西”,源自 PIE *prai-heda-; 第一个元素见 prae-; 第二个元素与 prehendere 中的第二个元素相关,意为“抓住,夺取”(源自 PIE 词根 *ghend- “抓住,夺取”)。
“掠夺或夺取任何东西的行为”意义始于14世纪初; bird of prey 始于14世纪末(fowl of prey 始于14世纪中叶)。
猎物
被食者
被其他动物捕食的生物。
猎物
Noun Middle English preie, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeda; akin to Latin prehendere to grasp, seize — more at get Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French preier, from Latin praedari, from praeda
The first known use of prey was in the 13th century
price1 of 2noun
the quantity of one thing and especially money that is exchanged or demanded in exchange for another
reward entry 2 sense 1
a price on an outlaw's head
the cost at which something is gotten or done
victory at any price
price2 of 2verb
to set a price on
to ask the price of
price1 of 2noun
the quantity of one thing and especially money that is exchanged or demanded in exchange for another
reward entry 2 sense 1
a price on an outlaw's head
the cost at which something is gotten or done
victory at any price
price2 of 2verb
to set a price on
to ask the price of
pricelessadjective
too valuable to have a price : not to be bought at any price
very funny or strange
a priceless remark
prey1 of 2noun
an animal hunted or killed by another animal for food
a person who is helpless or unable to escape attack : victim
the act or habit of seizing and pouncing upon
prey2 of 2verb
to seize and eat something as prey
to do violent or dishonest acts
robbers who preyed on travelers
to have a harmful effect
fears that prey on the mind
prey1 of 2noun
an animal hunted or killed by another animal for food
a person who is helpless or unable to escape attack : victim
the act or habit of seizing and pouncing upon
prey2 of 2verb
to seize and eat something as prey
to do violent or dishonest acts
robbers who preyed on travelers
to have a harmful effect
fears that prey on the mind
1 He found himself stiffening, as if for a final spring; he no longer felt limp like a helpless prey.
2 It was because the most frequent thing heard when near Russell Quitman were the cries of whatever prey he was putting into a headlock or holding upside down or tripping in the hallway.
3 Whereupon a mile and a half of blundering fishermen went berserk, jumping into the stream and charging after the prey with everything except hatchets and hand grenades.
4 “It takes a bit of thrill out of the hunt when the prey comes to you.”
5 She would watch as the scythe prowled the streets and malls and parks, becoming like a lioness in search of vulnerable prey.
6 She tried to remember what kind of animals paralyzed their prey before they ate them.
7 She was playing the returning hunter, and I was the captured prey.
8 However, if safe areas like those prey animals have in the wild are provided, the prey population drops to low level but not extinction.
然而,如果能给被捕食的动物提供一些它们在野外时那样的安全区域,它们的数量会降到很低但不灭绝。
9 Its preferred prey is humans, which Magizoologists speculate is the result of the cruelty with which Phineas Fletcher was known to treat the unfortunate creatures in his power.
10 I looked like a bird going down for prey or a big kite taking a nosedive.
11 Victor noticed them because they were obviously in quite a hurry, and because one of the boys, clearly their leader, wore a mask that made him look like a bird of prey.
12 I 11 health preyed upon him for years.
不佳的健康状况折磨了他多年.
13 The bird circled above looking for prey.
14 They also tell stories about the shapechangers of legend , monsters who prey on the weak.
他们的床边故事里也有变形者, 捕食弱者的怪兽.
15 She had a strong nose and a fierce, piercing look, like a bird of prey.
16 They flew higher, the child screaming and clinging to her waist with sharp fingers, and Serafina saw the Specter behind her, a drift of mist swirling on the water, casting about for its lost prey.
17 “It’s a lot nicer for a mouse to die from a rattlesnake bite than, say, to be caught by a cat. Cats play with their prey,” said Immie.
18 I usually get a feeling about the prey that I’m hunting, a sixth sense, if you will.
19 As prey animals, rabbits are notorious for hiding health problems.
作为被捕食的动物, 兔子掩盖健康问题是出了名的.
20 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。
1 消耗
exhaustive wearing dissipative waste expense consumption attrition dissipation decrement wasting outgo tabes gnaw spend burn consume attrit attrite drawdown
3 被捕食之动物
4 苦恼
troubled brooding aggrieved anguished heartsick distressful worryingly broodingly perplexedly tracasserie pain smart trouble torture distress irritation fret misery woe torment anguish scourge angst laceration hang-up wormwood vexation throe botheration worrit feeze angor languishment suffer bother eat strike tear hunt plague bait sting clog prick gripe victimize gnaw irk vex ail aggrieve lie heavy on lie heavy upon sit heavy on sit heavy upon weigh heavy on weigh heavy upon be sick at heart suffering laden excruciating afflictive tsoris misease worry worm sour oppression martyr agony affliction gall nettle canker bedevil calvary excruciation wae worriment groan writhe press grind curse pinch discomfort afflict prod wring harrow harry agonize rive excruciate
5 伤害
damage despite injury harm mischief detriment ill scathe get abuse wound bump injure sting bruise Savage blight damnify do violence to do a mischief do a number on
12 利用
place uptake use draw utilize employ deploy impose unlock punish capitalize avail mobilize trespass inspan take advantage of play on make use of trade on seize on put upon turn to good account make capital out of
13 掠夺
predatory predatism rape robbery plunder predation pillage spoliation rapacity despoliation despoilment freeboot raven filibuster reave depredate rifle pirate spoil ravage ransack ravish despoil rapacious plunderage capture sack seizure loot rapine jayhawking spoliate rob forage foray scoff harry pill seize harrow flay maraud extortionate extortionary extortion depredation ravin extort jayhawk blag
14 赃物
stuff steal theft sting loot booty swag ravine stealing ravin pelf kinky pickings good purchase score hot boot rip haul picking thievery pilferage
15 折磨
torture torment ordeal buffeting visit rack plague bait buffet martyr afflict crucify scourge gnaw harrow ail agonize bedevil excruciate hag-ridden martyrdom blight wring vex beleaguer ill-treat trouble grind curse nag cross harassment excruciation ballyrag try weight press ride bug murder weigh twist devil pinch harass haze molest pang pester harry macerate scarify straiten martyrize
17 劫掠
freebooty sack foray buccaneering reif freebooting razzia jayhawking reive loot depredate plunder raven ravine rapine ravin maraud rob ravage seize liberate ransack reave
20 捕食
21 受骗者
23 缴获物
25 使苦恼
aggrieved eat strike trouble tear hunt torture plague distress bait sting clog torment prick gripe scourge victimize gnaw irk vex ail aggrieve feeze excruciating press worry grind curse pinch discomfort afflict prod wring harrow harry agonize rive excruciate
26 牺牲者
29 损害
damage injury harm wound punishment prejudice erosion mischief detriment ill depredation scathe hurt compromise injure flaw spoil impair degrade mar jeopardize wither jigger nobble damnify chip away do violence to detrimental wrongful prejudicial calumnious expense disadvantage disservice detraction reflect break wrong murder blast butcher blot corrode batter do hurt to loss stain trauma insult lesion nuisance derogation undermine maim crab cost teen suffering ravage inroad damnification tamper whittle founder sink massacre shatter bruise contaminate singe vitiate disserve
30 脆弱的人