prey

Ⅰ n ① ［U］ an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal 被捕食的动物：The lion seized its ～ and ate it.狮子抓到被捕食的动物，把它吃了。 ② ［U］ habit or way of life based on killing and eating other animals (in the phrs beast (或bird) of ～)捕食的习性(或方式)［用于“beast(或bird) of ～”短语中］：A tiger is a beast of ～.老虎是食肉动物。 ③ ［sing only］ a person who is helpless and suffers (easily or often) from harm ［仅用单数］受害者；牺牲品：She was the ～ of unscrupulous lawyers.她被不择手段的律师们纠缠着。be (或become， fall)(a)～ to， (a) (of an animal) be caught and eaten by (another animal) (指动物)被(别的动物)捕食：The deer fell (a) ～ to the lion.那只鹿 ......     （共1438字）    [阅读本文]>>