preyed

常见例句

用作名詞 (n.)

• The lion was hunting for its prey.
  獅子在尋找獵物。
• A tiger is a beast of prey.
  老虎是食肉的野獸。

用作動詞 (v.)

用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.
  弱肉強食。
• This problem has been preying on my mind all day.
  這個問題讓我傷了整整一天腦筋。
• He is very charming and preys on rich widows.
  他長得很英俊，專靠耍弄有錢的寡婦爲生。

用作名詞 (n.)

• She fell (a) prey to melancholy.
  她爲憂鬱所折磨。
• She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
  她很容易地讓奸商敲了竹杠。
• The lion seized its prey and ate it.
  獅子抓住獵物，把它喫了。
• The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip.
  鷹將捕獲物緊緊抓住。

用作不及物動詞 (vi.)

• In those far- off times Viking pirates used to prey on the coasts of Europe.
  在那些遙遠的時代裡，北歐海盜經常在歐洲海岸一帶進行掠奪。
• Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.
  強大的動物捕食弱小的動物。
• Fear of the consequences preyed on her mind.
  她擔心其後果而惴惴不安。
• The thought that he was responsible for her death preyed on his mind.
  他一想到自己對她的死負有責任就感到心如刀割。
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