| 词汇 | fall prey to something |
| 释义 | fall prey to somethingfall prey to something 1 GETto get a very serious illness or be attacked or deceived by someone 成了…的罹患者/受害者 Breastfed babies are less likely to fall victim to stomach disorders. 母乳喂养的宝宝不太会出现胃部不适。 people who fall victim to violence 暴力受害者 Examples from the Corpus fall victim/prey to something/somebody• It really seems as if some drivers fall prey to a death wish when freezing fog descends.• You have to assume that Mobs will occasionally fall prey to animosity come what may.• But he suddenly fell victim to his own pride and courage.• A number of woodcutters and honey-hunters have fallen victim to Sunderbans tigers.• All these animals, and others, had fallen prey to the apprentice hunters.• Even Jim Harrick fell victim to the mood.• Surely Cynthia didn't fall victim to the same fear?• This way, Tucson can avoid falling prey to wildcat subdivisions on its fringes. → fall victim/prey to something/somebody at fall1(2) 2 SUFFERif someone falls prey to someone or something bad, they are harmed or affected by them 受某人/某事物所伤害［影响］ Street children in this part of the world often fall prey to drug dealers. 这个地方的街头流浪儿童常常落入毒贩的魔掌。 They are prey to nameless fears. 他们陷入莫名的恐惧中。 Examples from the Corpus be/fall prey to somebody/something• The magnificent castle was doomed to fall prey to the hand of desolation.• It really seems as if some drivers fall prey to a death wish when freezing fog descends.• All these animals, and others, had fallen prey to the apprentice hunters.• Now, once again, the thin reed of refugee protection has fallen prey to the winds of political expediency.• After a convincing win in game 1 Kasparov fell prey to overconfidence, losing games 4 and 5.• These refugees fell prey to marauding gangs, even to troopers, or to one another.• With aid supplies almost always out of reach, the boys became weak, and stragglers fell prey to wild animals.• The older trees grow spindly and, their immune systems weakened, fall prey to infestation of beetles and disease. → be/fall prey to somebody/something at prey1(2) |
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