词源记忆法
来自拉丁语praeda,猎物,来自(缩写自)prehendere,抓住,握住,词源同prehensile,predator.引申词义捕食,猎捕等。
重要短语
prey on v.捕食;掠夺
easy prey◎容易猎取的动物◎头脑简单的人,轻信的人;容易受骗的人,容易上钩的受害者
fall prey to成为...的牺牲品;深受...之害
bird of prey猛禽;食肉鸟
The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind...
利兹因为圣诞节时孩子们不在而一直心神不宁。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Bogus social workers have been preying on old people living alone.
冒牌社会福利工作员不断坑害独居老人。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways...
帕姆从来不知道有人专门坑骗离家出走的年轻人。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
游隼捕到鸟类猎物时,通常是先拔掉它们的羽毛,再把肉撕下来.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Street children in this part of the world often fall prey to drug dealers.
这个地方的街头流浪儿童常常落入毒贩的魔掌。
来源:朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版On the flight from Paris to Toulon, Mechiche fell prey to panic...
在从巴黎飞往土伦的航班上,梅希什惊慌失措。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them...
其结果就是破坏食物链,使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt.
这项调查声称信贷公司专对那些已经负债的弱势家庭下手。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night...
警察设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges...
电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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