prey on somebody's mind (also play on somebody’s mind)THINK ABOUT if a problem preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking about it 使某人苦恼，紧紧压在某人心头 Finally, she broached the subject that had been playing on her mind for days. 最后，她终于开口说起压在她心头多日的那个话题。
prey on somebody’s mind• Important items which are left have a habit of preying on the mind.• It was Tatiana preying on his mind.• It began to prey on my mind so much that I went to the casualty department of Charing Cross Hospital.• But his main preoccupation was with the unfinished Requiem, which had begun to prey on his mind.
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