| 释义 |
prey on sb
prey on sb — phrasal verb with prey /preɪ/ verb
► F0 to hurt or deceive a group of people, especially people who are weak or can easily be hurt or deceived: » He would attack at night, preying on lone women in their twenties or thirties.» It's particularly contemptible that these sort of people prey on the elderly.Thesaurus+: ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abuse , ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive |