preying
英 [p'reɪɪŋ] 美 [p'reɪɪŋ]

v.

掠食( prey的现在分词 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺诈为生

英英释义

prey[ 'preiiŋ ]

• n.
  • a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

    "he fell prey to muggers"

    同义词：quarrytargetfair game

  • animal hunted or caught for food

    同义词：quarry

• v.
  • profit from in an exploitatory manner

    同义词：feed

  • prey on or hunt for

    同义词：ravenpredate

词组短语

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

prey upon掠夺，折磨；捕食

beast of prey食肉兽，猛兽

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双语例句

1. He moved like a tiger stalking its prey.
   他像老虎一样悄悄潜近他的猎物。
2. The act or practice of preying.
   劫掠，掠夺劫掠; 掠夺的行为或实践

权威例句

Life table characteristics of Macrolophus caliginosus preying upon Tetranychus urticae
Preying on the State: The Transformation of Bulgaria after 1989. By GanevVenelin I.. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2007. 222...
Density-dependent foraging and mutual interference in blue crabs preying upon infauna clams
Flexible foraging tactics by a large opportunistic seabird preying on forage- and large pelagic fishes
Capture mechanisms used by the lobate ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi, preying on the copepod Acartia tonsa
Versatility of male curlews Numenius arquata preying upon Nereis diversicolor deploying contrasting capture modes dependent on prey ...
Schooling affects the feeding success of Australian salmon ( Arripis trutta ) when preying on mysid swarms ( Paramesopodopsis rufa )
Flight destinations and foraging behaviour of northern gannets ( Sula bassana ) preying on a small forage fish in a low-Arctic ecosy...
Biological characteristics of the mirids Macrolophus costalis and Macrolophus pygmaeus preying on the tobacco form of Myzus persicae...
Coccinellids and aphids: a quantitative study of the impact of adult ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) preying on field populati...