prey的音标

英 [preɪ]

美 [preɪ]

prey的用法

n. 猎物;受害者;受骗者

v. 捕食;掠夺;折磨

第三人称单数： preys 现在分词： preying 过去式： preyed 过去分词： preyed

prey的例句

1.Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges 

电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。

2.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。

3.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。

4.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。

5.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。

prey的常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1.The lion was hunting for its prey.

狮子在寻找猎物。

2.A tiger is a beast of prey.

老虎是食肉的野兽。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+prey(+A)

1.Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.

弱肉强食。

2.This problem has been preying on my mind all day.

这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。

3.He is very charming and preys on rich widows.

他长得很英俊，专靠耍弄有钱的寡妇为生。

prey的词汇搭配

prey on 捕食 

bird of prey 食肉鸟 

beast of prey 食肉兽

prey fish 饵料鱼 

predator prey relationship 捕食者、猎物的关系

prey on someone's mind 使某人苦恼

prey upon 捕食 

become a prey to 被 

easy prey 容易捕获的猎物

prey upon someone's mind 使某人苦恼

fall prey to 成为 ... 的牺牲

prey的近义词

kill 杀死 

quarry 采石场

victim 受害者 

game 游戏 

target 目标 

raven 大乌鸦 

spoil 宠坏 

devour 吞食 

use 使用 

pounce 猛扑 

consume 消耗 

eat 吃

prey的真题例句

1.As such, different populations of killer whales have had to learn different hunting techniques in order to gain the upper hand over their local prey.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

2.The researchers conclude that cats hunting style may have developed based on their common-sense abilities to infer where prey is, using their hearing.

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

3.They have fallen prey to wolves.

出自-六级2013年12月听力原文

4.lions are primarily ambush hunters, so when they feel their prey has spotted them, they usually give up on the hunt.

2018年12月六级真题（套）阅读 Section A

5.A strong link is found between two species when a predator sticks to one prey species.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

6.And if a predator can move on to another species that is easier to find when a prey species becomes rare, the switch allows the original prey to recover.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

7.Time was when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on "worthless"species.

出自-2010年考研翻译原文