prey
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prey1 /preɪ/ noun 1 [singular, uncountable]HBA an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal 被〔其他动物〕捕食的动物，猎物 OPP predator a tiger stalking its prey 潜行跟踪猎物的老虎2. bird/beast of prey HBAa bird or animal which lives by killing and eating other animals 食肉猛禽/猛兽3 be/fall prey to somebody/something SUFFERif someone falls prey to someone or something bad, they are harmed or affected by them 受某人/某事物所伤害［影响］ Street children in this part of the world often fall prey to drug dealers. 这个地方的街头流浪儿童常常落入毒贩的魔掌。 They are prey to nameless fears. 他们陷入莫名的恐惧中。4 easy prey a) someone who can easily be deceived or harmed 容易受骗[受害]的人 He was easy prey for the two conmen who called at his house. 他轻易地上了两个登门骗子的当。 b) an animal which is easily caught by another 容易被猎取的动物 Fish at the surface of the water are easy prey for eagles. 游在水面的鱼很容易成为老鹰的猎物。
Examples from the Corpus
prey• They become a prey to nameless and often unspoken fears.• Men prowled the motel like packs of wolves searching out easy prey.• It is hardly surprising that in such environments, adolescents fall prey to peer pressure.• These refugees fell prey to marauding gangs, even to troopers, or to one another.• The toothed whales have a set of teeth which they use to grasp large and quick-moving prey, mainly squid or fish.• Many birds of prey regurgitate pellets which contain the indigestible remains of their prey, including much of the bone.• Thirdly, the species composition of the prey animals may be characteristic of particular predator types.• Snakes sometimes caught their prey here by dropping from above.• Snakes track their prey by its scent.prey2 verb 1 prey on somebody/something phrasal verb a) HBAif an animal or bird preys on another animal or bird, it hunts and eats it 捕食 → predator Cats prey on birds and mice. 猫捕食鸟和老鼠。b) TRICK/DECEIVEto try to deceive or harm weaker people 试图欺骗[伤害]〔弱者〕 religious cults that specialize in preying on young people 专门以年轻人为目标的邪教c) prey on somebody’s mindWORRIED to make someone worry continuously 使某人苦恼不已，折磨某人 The accident has been preying on my mind all week. 那次事故把我折磨得整个星期都惴惴不安。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
prey• Ron Hunt said police have a responsibility to let parents know where those who might prey on children live.• But his main preoccupation was with the unfinished Requiem, which had begun to prey on his mind.• Consequently, the larger creatures that prey on them, the raptors, are fleeing starvation too.• So, too, were the spiders that prey on them.• You never were, although the slum people were complaining that a monster was preying on them.From Longman Business Dictionarypreyprey1 /preɪ/ verb → prey on/upon somebody/something→ See Verb tablepreyprey2 noun [uncountable]1journalismFINANCE the TARGET COMPANY (=the company that another company wants to buy) in a takeoverMIN would prefer to be predator (=a company that buys another company) rather than prey, but it was outbid in its last attempt to buy a regional newspaper.2be/fall prey to something to be unable to avoid a harmful or difficult situationAfter opening higher, the OTC market fell prey to profit-taking.The once-soaring South Korean economy has fallen prey to steep wage increases and high inflation.Origin prey1 (1200-1300) Old French preie, from Latin praeda “something seized”prey1 nounprey2 verbChinese
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prey
prey1 /preɪ/ 
noun
OPP predator:
a tiger stalking its prey
2. bird/beast of prey a bird or animal which lives by killing and eating other animals
3. be/fall prey to somebody/something if someone falls prey to someone or something bad, they are harmed or affected by them:
Street children in this part of the world often fall prey to drug dealers.
They are prey to nameless fears.
4. easy prey
a. someone who can easily be deceived or harmed:
He was easy prey for the two conmen who called at his house.
b. an animal which is easily caught by another:
Fish at the surface of the water are easy prey for eagles.
prey2 verb
prey on somebody/something phrasal verb
1. if an animal or bird preys on another animal or bird, it hunts and eats it ⇨ predator:
Cats prey on birds and mice.
2. to try to deceive or harm weaker people:
religious cults that specialize in preying on young people
3. prey on sb’s mind to make someone worry continuously:
The accident has been preying on my mind all week.
| I |
noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: preie, from Latin praeda 'something seized'
1. [singular, uncountable] an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal Language: Old French
Origin: preie, from Latin praeda 'something seized'
OPP predator:
2. bird/beast of prey a bird or animal which lives by killing and eating other animals
3. be/fall prey to somebody/something if someone falls prey to someone or something bad, they are harmed or affected by them:
4. easy prey
a. someone who can easily be deceived or harmed:
b. an animal which is easily caught by another:
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verbprey on somebody/something phrasal verb
1. if an animal or bird preys on another animal or bird, it hunts and eats it ⇨ predator:
2. to try to deceive or harm weaker people:
3. prey on sb’s mind to make someone worry continuously:
Animals 动物
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网 snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶 produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地 stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木／植物生长／开花 a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽 leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长／扩散／长满… pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉 produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 produce/bear fruit结果 develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades sth/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 contain/carry/harbour/ ( especially
harbor bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒 kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
