prey
n. 被掠食者, 牺牲者 vi. 捕食
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教材释义与例句
捕食；牺牲者；被捕食的动物
捕食；掠夺；折磨
释义与例句
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1.
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
猎物
可数 不可数The deer became prey to the lion.
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2.
A person or thing given up as a victim.
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3.
A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
可数 不可数The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.
Stranded without any weapons, we made very easy prey.
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Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.
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The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
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The victim of a disease.
可数 不可数He became the prey of dengue.
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To act as a predator.
不及物
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词源
From Middle English preye, prei, preyȝe, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French preie, one of the variants of proie, from Latin praeda. Compare predator. Doublet of prede.
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