| 词汇 | prey on somebody/something |
| 释义 | prey on somebody/somethingprey on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) HBAif an animal or bird preys on another animal or bird, it hunts and eats it 捕食 → predator Cats prey on birds and mice. 猫捕食鸟和老鼠。 b) TRICK/DECEIVEto try to deceive or harm weaker people 试图欺骗[伤害]〔弱者〕 religious cults that specialize in preying on young people 专门以年轻人为目标的邪教 c) prey on somebody’s mindWORRIED to make someone worry continuously 使某人苦恼不已，折磨某人 The accident has been preying on my mind all week. 那次事故把我折磨得整个星期都惴惴不安。 Examples from the Corpus prey on somebody’s mind• But his main preoccupation was with the unfinished Requiem, which had begun to prey on his 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. → prey on somebody/something at prey2(1) |
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