prey的词语用法是:v.(动词)prey用作动词时不及物,常与介词on或upon连用,后接名词或代词作宾语。prey的例句是用作名词(n.)She fell (a) prey to melancholy.她为忧郁所折磨。prey名词:preyer;过去式:preyed;过去分词:preyed;现在分词:preying;第三人称单数:preys。
一、详尽释义点此查看prey的详细内容
二、英英释义
"he fell prey to muggers"
"everyone was fair game"
"the target of a manhunt"
"He feeds on her insecurity"
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
三、网络解释
1. 被捕食者:4、阅读:讲了生态学中的cyclicpopulationchange,说在一个生态系统(ecosystem)中,生物之间的数量(population)是互相影响的,捕食者(predator)和被捕食者(prey)的数量有一个均衡点.
2. 狮口惊魂:国内对电影的引进制度实在很值得商榷;好看的电影其实多得数不过来,可是被国市引进并且公映的电影似乎很不尽如人意. 前阵子的<>(Prey)以及最近的这部<>
3. 被掠食者:在食物鍊中,鹦鹉并非是置身於顶端的,它也是猛禽等掠食者(predator)的食物之一,为被掠食者(prey),所以互咬打架,这种让自己会有受伤虚弱以至於沦为被猎食对象的行为,除非必要,否则它们也是万般不愿意的(如保护幼鸟、保护地域等),
四、例句
She fell (a) prey to melancholy.
她为忧郁所折磨。
She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
她很容易地让奸商敲了竹杠。
The lion seized its prey and ate it.
狮子抓住猎物,把它吃了。
The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip.
鹰将捕获物紧紧抓住。
In those far- off times Viking pirates used to prey on the coasts of Europe.
在那些遥远的时代里,北欧海盗经常在欧洲海岸一带进行掠夺。
Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.
强大的动物捕食弱小的动物。
Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind.
她担心其后果而惴惴不安。
The thought that he was responsible for her death preyed on his mind.
他一想到自己对她的死负有责任就感到心如刀割。
五、词汇搭配
六、经典引文
Sea-anemones capture larger prey.
出自:A. HardyHyaenas start tearing at the legs of any prey in reach.
出自:D. MorrisAlert for the mountain lions that would prey upon his father's sheep.
出自:A. C. ClarkeYou are obviously preying on her good nature.
出自:G. GreeneOswald is a hard-hearted cynic who preys on the weakness of others.
出自:R. Christiansen七、词语用法
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prey的相关临近词
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