Word · Frequency #4181
prey
猎物；被捕食的动物
核心释义
An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
- 1.
被动物捕获并吞食的东西
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
- 2.
被作为牺牲品的人或物
A person or thing given up as a victim.
- 3.
通常被其他生物吃掉的生物,通常是动物
A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
- 4.
疾病的受害者
The victim of a disease.
受害者；牺牲品；（疾病的）受害者；罹病者；被动物捕获并吞食的东西；被作为牺牲品的人或物；通常被其他生物吃掉的生物,通常是动物
用法In use
The lioness stalked her prey through the tall grass.
用法提示：这里 prey 作为名词，指被捕食的动物，即狮子猎杀的目标。
Elderly people living alone can be easy prey for scammers.
用法提示：这里 prey 作为名词，比喻易受攻击或欺骗的人。
In the ocean, small fish are common prey for larger predators.
用法提示：这里 prey 作为名词，表示作为食物被捕食的动物。
fall prey to sth
可指被动物捕食，也可引申为上当受骗或受疾病、情绪困扰。
The young antelope fell prey to a lion.
那只小羚羊成了狮子的猎物。
be prey to sth
较书面，常接表示情绪或疾病的抽象名词。
Many older people are prey to loneliness.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- easy prey
- 容易捕获的猎物
- The injured rabbit was an easy prey for the fox.受伤的兔子成了狐狸容易捕获的猎物。
- prey species
- 被捕食的物种
- Lions often hunt large prey species such as zebras.狮子经常捕食像斑马这样的大型猎物物种。
- fall prey to
- 成为…的受害者/牺牲品
- Many small businesses fall prey to large corporations.许多小企业成为大公司的牺牲品。
- vulnerable prey
- 脆弱的猎物
- The predator targeted the weakest and most vulnerable prey.捕食者瞄准最弱小脆弱的猎物。
- prey population
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音似'扑来'，捕食者扑来抓住猎物。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于动物捕食或比喻受害者语境，中性或略含感情色彩。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为可数名词，通常指被猎食的动物或牺牲品，有复数形式preys。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above all rhyme with /eɪ/. 'They' shares the exact 'ey' spelling ending. Note: 'key' ends with 'ey' but is pronounced /kiː/, so it does not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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