| 释义 |
▪ I. ˈpreying, vbl. n.
[f. prey v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb prey; pillaging, plundering.
1588Kyd Househ. Phil. Wks. (1901) 276 In the olde time prayeng or robberye was not to be blamed. 1651Hobbes Govt. & Soc. xiii. §14. 203 Preying is nothing else but a warre waged with small forces. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa App. i. 664, I hate the preying upon emotional sympathy by misrepresentation.
▪ II. ˈpreying, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That preys; predatory, predacious; fig. wearing, baneful.
1611Florio, Alita, a kind of praing bird. 1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) III. 74 Preying anxiety or lurking discontent. |