| 释义 |
prey on something phrasal verb with preyverbuk /preɪ/ us /preɪ/ If an animal preys on another animal, it catches and eats it: 捕食 The spider preys on small flies and other insects.蜘蛛捕食小苍蝇和其他昆虫。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Animal (non-human) behaviour accidental apex predator beg behave behaviour behavioural science claw fawn gambol groom homing housebroken migrate monogamous monogamously monogamy murmuration nocturnal nuzzle scent
prey on someone phrasal verb with preyverbuk /preɪ/ us /preɪ/ to hurt or deceive a group of people, especially people who are weak or can easily be hurt or deceived: 伤害,欺骗,坑害(尤指弱势人群) He would attack at night, preying on lone women in their twenties or thirties.他总在夜间出没,袭击二三十岁的单身女子。 It's particularly contemptible that these sort of people prey on the elderly.这种人坑害老年人真是太卑鄙了。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Treating people or animals badly a raw dealidiom abuser anti-harassment at the hands of someoneidiom batten batten on someone hit someone where it hurtsidiom ill-treat ill-treatment ill-used impose prey put someone through something put upon reduce uncared for use victimization victimize victimology
prey on something/someone | American Dictionary
prey on something/someone phrasal verb with preyverb to kill and eat an animal: Lions prey on huge herds of wildebeest and zebra. prey on Someone who preys on a group of people tries to get something from them illegally or unfairly: These telemarketers prey on the elderly and call them 5 or 10 times a day. |