| 单词 | prey |
| 释义 | prey noun[U] uk/preɪ/us/preɪ/C2 ananimalthat ishuntedandkilledforfoodby anotheranimal: 被捕食的动物，猎物Ahawkhoveredin theairbeforeswoopingonitsprey.老鹰在空中盘旋，之后向猎物猛扑过去。 General & informal words for animals
Idiomsbe easy prey be/fall prey tosomething prey| American Dictionaryprey noun[U] us/preɪ/acreaturethat ishuntedandkilledforfoodby anotheranimal: The prey had beensighted. Idiomfall prey tosomeone/something prey| Business Englishprey noun[UorS] uk/preɪ/ussomeone who can beeasilydeceivedorharmed: Children areseenaseasypreyfor thistypeofadvertising. FINANCE acompanythat another, usuallylargerorstronger,companywantstobuyorcontrol: Theinsurancecompanyis indangerofchangingfrom beingpredatorto being prey. See also target company Compare predator be/fall prey to sb/sth to beharmedordeceivedby someone or something : The once-successfulpropertydevelopmentcompanyhasfallenprey to thecurrenteconomiccrisis. FINANCE to beboughtby alarger, morepowerfulcompanyororganization: Thebankseemslikelytofallprey to abiggerorganization. Examplesofpreyprey An additive effect is when predation by two predators is equal to the sum ofpreyremoved by each individual predator alone. From theCambridge English Corpus Typically, an object of interest (such as apreyspecies) is of a different material than the background, and therefore it will affect light differently. From theCambridge English Corpus Permanent lakes contain fish, which preferentiallypreyupon large individuals. From theCambridge English Corpus The stems were prepared as described above, and infested withpreyas for the mixedpreydensity treatment (iv) previously described. From theCambridge English Corpus These findings indicate that the large ganglionic neurons are output neurons to the descending motor pathway for bothpreycatching and avoidance behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus Observations on the vertical distribution of the biological control agents within substrate profiles, in the absence ofprey, may be considered of limited value. From theCambridge English Corpus Occasionally, we observed jumping spiders preying on marked flies shortly after release. From theCambridge English Corpus Foraging onpreythat are modified by parasites. From theCambridge English Corpus Cats may acquire infection only when they begin to eatprey. From theCambridge English Corpus It also produces a matrix with consumers (lizard species) as rows and proportional utilizations (pi) ofpreyby volume for eachpreytype as columns. From theCambridge English Corpus Biological differences mirror differences in climate; the acutely developed senses of many species have adapted either for capturingpreyor eluding predators, and so forth. From theCambridge English Corpus Both species are highly suitable hosts for the parasite, and form the preferredpreyfor red foxes. From theCambridge English Corpus The parameter represents the losses ofpreynot due to predation, and the product ac describes the asymptote of the hyperbolic response. From theCambridge English Corpus At the end of the experiment, the fish and the vegetation were removed and left overpreyitems of the 2 classes were scored. From theCambridge English Corpus Within an unknown time period, deer mice develop metacestode infections and eventually are preyed upon by foxes, the definitive host. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithpreypreyThese are words often used in combination withprey. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. alternative prey The availability of alternative prey may have affected the quantities of slug consumed, but clearly did not prevent the beetles from reducing slug populations. From theCambridge English Corpus easy prey They falleasypreyto capitalism. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English large prey A spear can bring downlargepreyfrom a safe distance. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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