n.犧牲者；被掠食者，獵物

vi.掠奪；捕食；使 ... 苦惱

She fell (a) prey to melancholy. 她為憂郁所折磨。

She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen. 她很容易地讓奸商敲了竹杠。

The lion seized its prey and ate it. 獅子抓住獵物，把它吃了。

The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip. 鷹將捕獲物緊緊抓住。

In those far- off times Viking pirates used to prey on the coasts of Europe. 在那些遙遠(yuǎn)的時代里，北歐海盜經(jīng)常在歐洲海岸一帶進(jìn)行掠奪。

Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones. 強(qiáng)大的動物捕食弱小的動物。

Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind. 她擔(dān)心其后果而惴惴不安。

The thought that he was responsible for her death preyed on his mind. 他一想到自己對她的死負(fù)有責(zé)任就感到心如刀割。

prey用作動詞時不及物，常與介詞on或upon連用，后接名詞或代詞作賓語。

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