preyed

英 [preɪd]

美 [preɪd]

v.  捕食; 掠夺; 折磨
prey的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• See also:Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges...These animals were the prey of hyenas.bird of prey
• VERB 捕食；以捕猎…为生
  A creature thatpreys onother creatures lives by catching and eating them.
  1. 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。
  2. The larvae prey upon small aphids.
     这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。
• N-UNCOUNT 伤害的对象；愚弄的对象；欺骗的对象
  You can refer to the people who someone tries to harm or trick as theirprey.
  1. 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。
  2. This burglar thought old people are easy prey.
     这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。
• VERB 欺凌，坑害（尤指弱者）
  If someonepreys onother people, especially people who are unable to protect themselves, they take advantage of them or harm them in some way.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 不断困扰；折磨；使耿耿于怀
  If somethingpreys onyour mind, you cannot stop thinking and worrying about it.
  1. 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。
  2. He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience.
     他做得不太明智，这一直让他良心不安。
• N-UNCOUNT 受影响；受折磨；受害
  If someone isprey tosomething bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it.
  1. He was prey to a growing despair...
     他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。
  2. You were both a prey to compulsions.
     你俩都太冲动了。
• PHRASE 受…控制；成为…的牺牲品；受…的影响
  Tofall prey tosomething bad means to be taken over or affected by it.
  1. 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。
  2. Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease.
     疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。

双语例句

• Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind.
  她因担心其后果而惴惴不安。
• 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。
• Ill health had preyed upon him for years.
  身体不健康使他多年来备受折磨。
• The death of the little cat preyed on her very much.
  小猫的死使他非常难过。
• It's also possible that the birds used their club-like wings to defend themselves against other species that might have preyed on the birds'eggs or young.
  科学家认为，除了展开攻击外，它们像棍棒一样的翅膀也用于保护鸟蛋和幼仔，使其免遭捕食者袭击。
• A penetration of an enemy's defense in depth and strength. The enemy preyed on the defenseless people.
  在深度和强度上对敌人防御的突破。敌人劫掠没有防御能力的人们。
• We have shunned all the defects which unceasingly preyed on the vitals and destroyed the ancient Republics.
  我们已避免了所有那些不停地危及利害，颠覆古代共和国的缺陷。
• Gamblers and confidence men preyed on Jack and many of his friends.
  赌棍和骗子们骗取了杰克和他好多朋友的很多钱。
• 117. The X-rayed prayer preyed a gray tray.
  117.照过X光的祈祷者捕获了一个灰色盘子。
• 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。