词组 | prey on or prey upon |
释义 | prey on or prey uponv.1To habitually kill and eat; catch for food. 捕食;攫食。◆ Cats prey on mice.猫捕食老鼠。2To capture or take in spoils of war or robbery. 掠夺,劫掠。◆ Pirates preyed on American ships in the years just after the Revolutionary War. 在美国独立战争刚刚结束后的几年里,海盗们经常掠夺美国船只。3To cheat; rob. 欺诈;抢夺。◆ Gangsters preyed on businesses of many kinds while the sale of liquor was prohibited.在禁酒时期流氓团伙抢夺了很多种生意。4To have a tiring and weakening effect on; weaken. 折磨;使衰弱。◆ Ill health had preyed on him for years.体弱多病折磨了他好多年。 |
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