英语词汇“prey on something or someone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of devour

Definition

to eat up greedily

She devoured half an apple pie.

Synonyms

eat,

consume,

swallow,

bolt,

dispatch,

cram,

stuff,

wolf,

hoover (informal),

gorge,

gulp,

gobble,

guzzle,

polish off (informal),

pig out on (slang)

in the sense of distress

Definition

to upset badly

I did not want to frighten or distress her.

Synonyms

upset,

worry,

trouble,

pain,

wound,

bother,

disturb,

dismay,

grieve,

torment,

harass,

afflict,

harrow,

agitate,

sadden,

perplex,

disconcert,

agonize,

fluster,

perturb,

faze,

throw (someone) off balance

in the sense of eat

Definition

to take (food) into the mouth and swallow it

She was eating a sandwich.

Synonyms

consume,

swallow,

chew,

hoover (informal),

scoff (slang),

devour,

munch,

tuck into (informal),

put away,

gobble,

polish off (informal),

wolf down

in the sense of exploit

Definition

to take advantage of a person or situation for one's own ends

Casual workers are being exploited for very low wages.

Synonyms

take advantage of,

abuse,

use,

manipulate,

milk,

misuse,

dump on (slang),

ill-treat,

shit on (taboo, slang),

play on or upon

in the sense of haunt

Definition

to remain in the memory or thoughts of

The memory of his mistakes still haunts him.

Synonyms

plague,

trouble,

obsess,

torment,

come back to,

possess,

stay with,

recur,

beset,

prey on,

weigh on

in the sense of intimidate

Definition

to subdue or influence (someone) through fear

Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.

Synonyms

frighten,

pressure,

threaten,

alarm,

scare,

terrify,

cow,

bully,

plague,

menace,

hound,

awe,

daunt,

harass,

subdue,

oppress,

persecute,

lean on (informal),

coerce,

overawe,

scare off (informal),

terrorize,

pressurize,

browbeat,

twist someone's arm (informal),

tyrannize,

dishearten,

dispirit,

scare the bejesus out of (informal),

affright (archaic),

domineer

in the sense of oppress

Definition

to make anxious or uncomfortable

The atmosphere in the room oppressed her.

Synonyms

depress,

burden,

discourage,

torment,

daunt,

harass,

afflict,

sadden,

vex,

weigh down,

dishearten,

cast someone down,

dispirit,

take the heart out of,

deject,

lie or weigh heavy upon,

make someone despondent

in the sense of terrorize

Definition

to control or force (someone) to do something by violence, fear, threats, etc.

He was fired for terrorizing his colleagues.

Synonyms

bully,

menace,

intimidate,

threaten,

oppress,

coerce,

strong-arm (informal),

browbeat

in the sense of trouble

Definition

difficulties or problems

You've caused a lot of trouble.

Synonyms

bother,

problems,

concern,

worry,

stress,

difficulty,

anxiety,

distress,

grief (British, South Africa),

irritation,

hassle (informal),

strife,

inconvenience,

unease,

disquiet,

annoyance,

agitation,

commotion,

unpleasantness,

vexation

单词	prey on something or someone
释义	1 (phrasal verb) in the sense of hunt The larvae prey on small aphids. Synonyms hunt live off eat She was eating a sandwich. seize devour She devoured half an apple pie. feed upon 2 (phrasal verb) in the sense of victimize unscrupulous men who preyed on young runaways Synonyms victimize People victimize others in order to exert power and maintain control. bully I wasn't going to let him bully me. intimidate Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed. exploit Casual workers are being exploited for very low wages. take advantage of bleed (informal) blackmail I thought he was trying to blackmail me into saying whatever he wanted. terrorize He was fired for terrorizing his colleagues. 3 (phrasal verb) in the sense of worry This was the question that preyed on his mind. Synonyms worry ‘Why didn't you tell us?’ – ‘Didn't want to worry you.’ trouble You've caused a lot of trouble. burden We decided not to burden him with the news. distress I did not want to frighten or distress her. haunt The memory of his mistakes still haunts him. hang over oppress The atmosphere in the room oppressed her. weigh down weigh heavily See prey Additional synonyms in the sense of blackmail Definition to attempt to influence (a person) by unfair pressure I thought he was trying to blackmail me into saying whatever he wanted. Synonyms threaten, force, squeeze, compel, exact, intimidate, wring, coerce, milk, wrest, dragoon, extort, bleed (informal), press-gang, hold to ransom in the sense of bully Definition to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person) I wasn't going to let him bully me. Synonyms persecute, intimidate, torment, hound, oppress, pick on, victimize, terrorize, push around (slang), ill-treat, ride roughshod over, maltreat, tyrannize, overbear in the sense of burden Definition to weigh down We decided not to burden him with the news. Synonyms weigh down, worry, load, tax, strain, bother, overwhelm, handicap, oppress, inconvenience, overload, saddle with, encumber, trammel, incommode Nearby words of prey on something or someone previous previously prey prey on something or someone price priceless pricey Synonyms of 'prey on something or someone' prey on something or someone Additional synonyms in the sense of devour Definition to eat up greedily She devoured half an apple pie. Synonyms eat, consume, swallow, bolt, dispatch, cram, stuff, wolf, hoover (informal), gorge, gulp, gobble, guzzle, polish off (informal), pig out on (slang) in the sense of distress Definition to upset badly I did not want to frighten or distress her. Synonyms upset, worry, trouble, pain, wound, bother, disturb, dismay, grieve, torment, harass, afflict, harrow, agitate, sadden, perplex, disconcert, agonize, fluster, perturb, faze, throw (someone) off balance in the sense of eat Definition to take (food) into the mouth and swallow it She was eating a sandwich. Synonyms consume, swallow, chew, hoover (informal), scoff (slang), devour, munch, tuck into (informal), put away, gobble, polish off (informal), wolf down in the sense of exploit Definition to take advantage of a person or situation for one's own ends Casual workers are being exploited for very low wages. Synonyms take advantage of, abuse, use, manipulate, milk, misuse, dump on (slang), ill-treat, shit on (taboo, slang), play on or upon in the sense of haunt Definition to remain in the memory or thoughts of The memory of his mistakes still haunts him. Synonyms plague, trouble, obsess, torment, come back to, possess, stay with, recur, beset, prey on, weigh on in the sense of intimidate Definition to subdue or influence (someone) through fear Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed. Synonyms frighten, pressure, threaten, alarm, scare, terrify, cow, bully, plague, menace, hound, awe, daunt, harass, subdue, oppress, persecute, lean on (informal), coerce, overawe, scare off (informal), terrorize, pressurize, browbeat, twist someone's arm (informal), tyrannize, dishearten, dispirit, scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic), domineer in the sense of oppress Definition to make anxious or uncomfortable The atmosphere in the room oppressed her. Synonyms depress, burden, discourage, torment, daunt, harass, afflict, sadden, vex, weigh down, dishearten, cast someone down, dispirit, take the heart out of, deject, lie or weigh heavy upon, make someone despondent in the sense of terrorize Definition to control or force (someone) to do something by violence, fear, threats, etc. He was fired for terrorizing his colleagues. Synonyms bully, menace, intimidate, threaten, oppress, coerce, strong-arm (informal), browbeat in the sense of trouble Definition difficulties or problems You've caused a lot of trouble. Synonyms bother, problems, concern, worry, stress, difficulty, anxiety, distress, grief (British, South Africa), irritation, hassle (informal), strife, inconvenience, unease, disquiet, annoyance, agitation, commotion, unpleasantness, vexation
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