prey

KK [ˋpre] /ˈpɹeɪ/

名詞

  1. 1

    獵物、捕食對象

    The owl swooped down silently and seized its prey.

    貓頭鷹無聲地俯衝而下，抓住了獵物。

  2. 2

    受害者、犧牲品

    Lonely elderly people are easy prey for phone scammers.

    孤單的老年人很容易成為電話詐騙的受害者。

動詞

  1. 1

    捕食常與 on 連用

    These large spiders prey on insects and even small frogs.

    這些大蜘蛛捕食昆蟲，甚至小青蛙。

  2. 2

    欺壓、剝削、利用常與 on 連用

    Loan sharks prey on families who cannot get bank credit.

    高利貸業者專門剝削那些無法向銀行借款的家庭。

  3. 3

    折磨、困擾常與 on 連用

    The unsolved case preyed on the detective's mind for years.

    這件懸案多年來一直困擾著那位警探。