| 单词 | prey |
| 释义 | prey —preyer, n. /pray/, n. 1. an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal. 2. a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, a swindler, a disease, etc.; gull. 3. the action or habit of preying: a beast of prey. 4. Archaic. booty or plunder. v.i. 5. to seize and devour prey, as an animal does (usually fol. by on or upon): Foxes prey on rabbits. 6. to make raids or attacks for booty or plunder: The Vikings preyed on coastal settlements. 7. to exert a harmful or destructive influence: His worries preyed upon his mind. 8. to victimize another or others (usually fol. by on or upon): loan sharks that prey upon the poor. [1200-50; ME preye < OF < L praeda booty, prey; akin to prehendere to grasp, seize (see PREHENSION)] Syn. 2. dupe, target. |
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