单词	prey
释义	noun | verb preyprey1 /preɪ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYprey1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French preie, from Latin praeda something seized Collocations COLLOCATIONS► easy prey  The elderly are easy prey for such con men. 1 science, biology an animal that is hunted by another animal or by a person, usually for food:  Snakes track their prey by its scent.2be/fall prey to something to be affected by something bad or harmful:  Increasingly, the industry has fallen prey to foreign competition.3someone who can easily be deceived or influenced:  The elderly are easy prey for such con men. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French preie, from Latin praeda something seized] → see also bird of prey noun | verb preyprey2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE prey Simple Form Present I, you, we, they prey he, she, it preys Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they preyed Present perfect I, you, we, they have preyed he, she, it has preyed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had preyed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will prey Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have preyed Continuous Form Present I am preying he, she, it is preying you, we, they are preying Past I, he, she, it was preying you, we, they were preying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been preying he, she, it has been preying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been preying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be preying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been preying prey on phrasal verb1prey on somebody to try to influence, deceive, or harm weaker people:  Many of the salesmen prey on older people.2prey on something if an animal or bird preys on another animal or bird it hunts and eats it:  Cats prey on birds and mice.3prey on somebody’s mind to make someone worry continuously:  The accident has been preying on my mind all week.
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