单词 | prey |
释义 | Word Frequency prey(preɪ) noun 1. an animal hunted or captured by another for food 2. a person or thing that becomes the victim of a hostile person, influence, etc 3. beast of prey 4. bird of prey 5. an archaic word for booty1 verb (intr; often foll by on or upon) 6. to hunt or seize food by killing other animals 7. to make a victim (of others), as by profiting at their expense 8. to exert a depressing or obsessive effect (on the mind, spirits, etc); weigh heavily (upon) Derived forms preyer (ˈpreyer) noun Word origin C13: from Old French preie, from Latin praeda booty; see predatory |
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