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单词 prey
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prey

UK /preɪ/

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    an animal that is caught by another animal and eaten

    Spiders usually catch their prey by building webs.

    Synonyms and related words

    General animal types
    See alsobird of prey
  2. 2
    someone that a criminal or dishonest person attacks, cheats, or harms

    a hired killer stalking his prey

    easy prey:

    Homeless children were easy prey for drug dealers and pimps in the capital.

    Synonyms and related words

    People who are tricked or easy to trick

phrases

fall/be/become prey to

prey

US /preɪ/

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    an animal that is caught by another animal and eaten

    Spiders usually catch their prey by building webs.

    Synonyms and related words

    General animal types
    See alsobird of prey
  2. 2
    someone that a criminal or dishonest person attacks, cheats, or harms

    a hired killer stalking his prey

    easy prey:

    Homeless children were easy prey for drug dealers and pimps in the capital.

    Synonyms and related words

    People who are tricked or easy to trick

phrases

fall/be/become prey to

prey

UK /preɪ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyprey
he/she/itpreys
present participlepreying
past tensepreyed
past participlepreyed


phrase
  • prey on someone’s mind

    1
    if something preys on your mind, you think and worry about it all the time

    The criticism preyed on my mind.

    Synonyms and related words

    To make someone worried or nervous

phrasal verb

prey on
or prey upon

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyprey on
he/she/itpreys on
present participlepreying on
past tensepreyed on
past participlepreyed on

  1. 1
    (prey on/upon someone) to harm someone who is weak or cannot defend themselves

    The gang has been preying on foreign tourists.

    Synonyms and related words

    To treat someone unfairly
  2. 2
    (prey on/upon something) to hunt another creature in order to eat it
    Synonyms and related words

    To eat - of animals
    Synonyms and related words

    Animal behaviour

prey

US /preɪ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyprey
he/she/itpreys
present participlepreying
past tensepreyed
past participlepreyed


phrase
  • prey on someone’s mind

    1
    if something preys on your mind, you think and worry about it all the time

    The criticism preyed on my mind.

    Synonyms and related words

    To make someone worried or nervous

phrasal verb

prey on
or prey upon

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyprey on
he/she/itpreys on
present participlepreying on
past tensepreyed on
past participlepreyed on

  1. 1
    (prey on/upon something) to hunt another creature in order to eat it
    Synonyms and related words

    To eat - of animals
    Synonyms and related words

    Animal behavior
  2. 2
    (prey on/upon someone) to harm someone who is weak or cannot defend themselves

    The gang has been preying on foreign tourists.

    Synonyms and related words

    To treat someone unfairly
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