| 单词 | to prey of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto prey of a. intransitive. Of an animal: to seize, kill, or hunt habitually as prey. Also in extended use. Also †to prey of. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [verb (transitive)] > prey on devourc1315 to prey ona1500 raven1530 depredate1651 predate1941 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > hunt (of animal) to prey ona1500 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)] shrenchc897 beswike971 betrapa1000 bewindOE undernimc1175 undertakec1175 bisayc1200 beguile?c1225 catchc1225 beginc1250 biwilea1275 tele?a1300 enginec1300 lime13.. umwrithea1340 engrin1340 oblige1340 belimec1350 enlacec1374 girnc1375 encumber138. gnarec1380 enwrap1382 briguea1387 snarl1387 upbroid1387 trap1390 entrikea1393 englue1393 gildera1400 aguilec1400 betraisec1400 embrygec1400 snare1401 lacea1425 maska1425 begluec1430 marl1440 supprise?c1450 to prey ona1500 attrap1524 circumvene1526 entangle1526 tangle1526 entrap1531 mesh1532 embrake1542 crawl1548 illaqueate1548 intricate1548 inveigle1551 circumvent1553 felter1567 besnare1571 in trick1572 ensnare1576 overcatch1577 underfong1579 salt1580 entoil1581 comprehend1584 windlassa1586 folda1592 solicit1592 toil1592 bait1600 beset1600 engage1603 benet1604 imbrier1605 ambush1611 inknot1611 enmesha1616 trammela1616 fool1620 pinion1621 aucupate1630 fang1637 surprise1642 underreacha1652 trepan1656 ensnarl1658 stalk1659 irretiate1660 coil1748 nail1766 net1803 to rope in1840 mousetrap1870 spider1891 a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xvi. 13 The princes ware like til the leoun, that is, the deuel, redy til pray of mannys saule. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxvi. 185 They pray also vppon all Pullen. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxi. 369 He prepareth foode for the Rauens to pray vpon. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iv. iii. 119 'Tis The royall disposition of that beast To prey on nothing, that doth seeme as dead. View more context for this quotation 1676 B. Keach Elegy Death John Norcot (single sheet) Have we not cause to think the crafty Fox, Will out abroad and prey upon the flocks. 1726 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius (ed. 2) xl. 211 Such nurseries of drones and caterpillars, to prey upon it. 1782 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer xii. 283 The lions of Africa..would no doubt kill us in order to prey upon our carcasses. 1841 R. W. Emerson Man the Reformer in Dial Apr. 529 Every species of property is preyed on by its own enemies, as iron by rust, timber by rot. 1884 H. B. Tristram Fauna & Flora Palestine 73 The Rose-coloured Pastor is well known to the natives as the Locust Bird, from its habit of preying on that pest. 1957 A. C. Clarke Deep Range i. i. 12 He was also David..alert for the mountain lions that would prey upon his father's sheep. 1976 Amer. Naturalist 110 1105 These baby dinosaurs easily could have been preyed upon by large lizards. 2001 National Geographic Oct. 41 (caption) Asian wild dogs..prey on large game such as this sambar deer. < as lemmas |
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