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

— phrasal verb with prey uk/preɪ/us/preɪ/verb

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: synonyms and related words

Treating people or animals badly

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单词	prey on sb
释义	English prey on sb — phrasal verb with prey uk/preɪ/us/preɪ/verb 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: synonyms and related words Treating people or animals badly a raw deal idiom at the hands of sb idiom batten batten on sb be heavy on sb idiom bleed grind jerk jerk sb around knife knock knock sb around put sb through sth shit on sb shortchange shove shove sb around smite torment walk all over sb idiom See more results »
随便看	undesirables undeterred undeveloped undid undid undid undies undifferentiated undiluted undiminished throw sb over throw sb to the dogs throw sb together throw sb under the bus throw shade throw shapes throw someone for a loop throw someone in jail throw sth away throw sth away/out throw sth back in sb's face throw sth back in sbs face throw sth in throw sth off throw sth on