prey

1. N-UNCOUNT-COLL A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live. 獵物

Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges. 電鰩釋放大量的電荷將他們的獵物擊昏。

2. V-I A creature that preys on other creatures lives by catching and eating them. 捕食

The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them. 後果是打斷食物鏈，使許多動(dòng)物和捕食它們的動(dòng)物餓死。

3. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to the people who someone tries to harm or trick as their prey. (某人的) 坑害對(duì)象

Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night. 警官們埋伏起來等待捉拿那些夜間悄悄追蹤作案對(duì)象的黑幫成員。

4. V-I If someone preys on other people, especially people who are unable to protect themselves, they take advantage of them or harm them in some way. 坑害[表不滿]

Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways. 帕姆從未了解到有些人專門坑害那些年輕的離家出走者。

5. V-I If something preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking and worrying about it. 睏擾

It was a misunderstanding and it preyed on his conscience. 這是個(gè)誤會(huì)，讓他的良心很不安。