prey 音标拼音: [pr'e]
v . 捕食,掠夺;折磨,使苦恼
n . 被捕食的动物,牺牲品
捕食,掠夺;折磨,使苦恼被捕食的动物,牺牲品
prey n 1 :
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 "; "
everyone was fair game "; "
the target of a manhunt " [
synonym : {
prey }, {
quarry },
{
target }, {
fair game }]
2 :
animal hunted or caught for food [
synonym : {
prey }, {
quarry }]
v 1 :
profit from in an exploitatory manner ; "
He feeds on her insecurity " [
synonym : {
prey }, {
feed }]
2 :
prey on or hunt for ; "
These mammals predate certain eggs "
[
synonym : {
raven }, {
prey }, {
predate }]
Prey \
Prey \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Preyed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Preying }.] [
OF .
preier ,
preer ,
L .
praedari ,
fr .
praeda .
See {
Prey },
n .]
To take booty ;
to gather spoil ;
to ravage ;
to take food by violence .
[
1913 Webster ]
More pity that the eagle should be mewed ,
While kites and buzzards prey at liberty . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
To prey on }
or {
To prey upon }.
(
a )
To take prey from ;
to despoil ;
to pillage ;
to rob .
--
Shak .
(
b )
To seize as prey ;
to take for food by violence ;
to seize and devour . --
Shak .
(
c )
To wear away gradually ;
to cause to waste or pine away ;
as ,
the trouble preyed upon his mind . --
Addison .
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1913 Webster ]
Prey \
Prey \,
n . [
OF .
preie ,
F .
proie ,
L .
praeda ,
probably for praeheda .
See {
Prehensile },
and cf . {
Depredate },
{
Predatory }.]
Anything ,
as goods ,
etc .,
taken or got by violence ;
anything taken by force from an enemy in war ;
spoil ;
booty ;
plunder .
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1913 Webster ]
And they brought the captives ,
and the prey ,
and the spoil ,
unto Moses ,
and Eleazar the priest . --
Num .
xxxi .
12 .
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2 .
That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured ;
hence ,
a person given up as a victim .
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The old lion perisheth for lack of prey . --
Job iv .
ii .
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Already sees herself the monster '
s prey . --
Dryden .
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3 .
The act of devouring other creatures ;
ravage .
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Hog in sloth ,
fox in stealth , . . .
lion in prey .
--
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Beast of prey },
a carnivorous animal ;
one that feeds on the flesh of other animals .
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1913 Webster ]
79 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prey ":
aim ,
bamboozle ,
beasts of venery ,
big game ,
bully ,
burden ,
butt ,
by -
end ,
by -
purpose ,
casualty ,
chase ,
cheat ,
consume ,
cozen ,
defraud ,
depress ,
destination ,
destroy ,
devour ,
distress ,
dupe ,
eat ,
end ,
end in view ,
exploit ,
fall guy ,
feed on ,
final cause ,
flimflam ,
game ,
go after ,
goal ,
gull ,
hoodwink ,
hunt ,
intimidate ,
kill ,
mark ,
martyr ,
mug ,
object ,
object in mind ,
object of compassion ,
objective ,
oppress ,
outfox ,
outsmart ,
outwit ,
poor devil ,
prey on ,
pursue ,
pursuit ,
pushover ,
quarry ,
quintain ,
reason for being ,
rook ,
seize ,
snooker ,
stalk ,
strain ,
sufferer ,
swindle ,
take advantage of ,
target ,
teleology ,
the hunted ,
trick ,
ultimate aim ,
underdog ,
use ,
venery ,
vex ,
victim ,
victimize ,
weigh on ,
weigh upon ,
worry ,
wretch
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