prey on humans
collocation捕食人类
Most sharks do not actively prey on humans.
大多数鲨鱼并不主动捕食人类。
捕食
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捕食
To hunt and kill other animals for food.
Lions often prey on zebras in the savanna.
狮子在热带草原上经常捕食斑马。
捕食
To act as a predator.
prey
Base
原形
preys
3rd person
第三人称单数
preying
-ing
现在分词
preyed
Past
过去式
preyed
Past participle
过去分词
Foxes prey on small animals.
狐狸捕食小动物。
The eagle is preying on a rabbit.
这只鹰正在捕食一只兔子。
The cat preyed on the mouse yesterday.
猫昨天捕食了一只老鼠。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
The hawk was preying on small rodents in the field.
那只鹰正在田野里捕食小型啮齿动物。
The snake has preyed on birds and frogs since it escaped.
那条蛇自逃脱以来一直捕食鸟类和青蛙。
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捕食人类
Most sharks do not actively prey on humans.
大多数鲨鱼并不主动捕食人类。
捕食牲畜
Wolves sometimes prey on livestock in the countryside.
狼有时在乡下捕食牲畜。
捕食弱者
In the wild, predators usually prey on the weak.
在野外，捕食者通常捕食弱者。
被……捕食
Small birds are often preyed on by hawks.
小鸟经常被鹰捕食。
不断困扰某人；使某人忧心忡忡
The question of whether she made the right decision preys on her mind.
她是否做了正确决定这个问题一直困扰着她。
利用某人的恐惧（进行欺骗或操控）
Con artists prey on the fears of elderly people.
骗子利用老年人的恐惧进行诈骗。
欺负弱小；以弱者为目标
The gang preyed on the weak and the homeless.
这个团伙专找弱者和无家可归者下手。
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prey 与 pray 同音，但意思不同：捕食者（predator）捕食 prey，祈祷者才 pray。联想 predator 开头 pre，记住 prey 是“捕食”。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、ecology and science reports、news articles 作动词时通常用于较正式的书面语，多与 on/upon 搭配，表示“捕食”；日常口语中较少单独使用。
这些词都含 /eɪ/ 音，与 prey 押韵：they、grey、obey、tray、weigh、pray。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：key /kiː/ 虽以 -ey 结尾，但不押韵。
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