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Idiom

prey on someoneprey on (someone)

to commit a crime against someone.

Police are looking for street criminals who prey on tourists.Gangs that prey upon small business owners in the city's Chinatown may be spreading to the suburbs.

to have an effect on someone.

Guilt preyed on him for years after the accident.

Usage notes: sometimes said about something that has an effect on people's emotions:

The ads prey on our fear of being alone.

prey (up)on (someone or something)

1. Of a predatory animal, to hunt and feed on another animal. Mountain lions have been coming down into town to prey on people's pets. You can tell that this bird preys upon insects by the shape of its beak.

2. To exploit, victimize, or take advantage of someone or something. There are many thieves and con-artists in the city who prey on unsuspecting tourists. These megacorporations are all too willing to prey upon consumers.

prey (up)on someone or something

Fig. to take advantage of someone or something. (See also prey on something. Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The people of that island prey on tourists and do not give them good treatment. I really don't want to seem to prey upon your kindness.

prey on something

[for an animal] to feed on another animal as a matter of habit or preference. Owls prey on mice. Many birds prey on snakes.

prey on

1. Plunder or pillage; also, make a profit at someone else's expense, victimize. For example, Vikings preyed on the coastal towns of England, or The rich have been preying on the poor for centuries. [Late 1500s]

2. Hunt, especially in order to eat, as in Their cat preys on all the rodents in the neighborhood. [c. 1600]

3. Exert a baneful or injurious effect, as in Guilt preyed on his mind. [c. 1700]

prey on

1. To hunt and kill something for food: Owls prey on mice.

2. To exploit or make a profit at the expense of someone; take advantage of someone: Pickpockets often prey on unsuspecting tourists.

3. To exert a harmful or injurious effect on something or someone: Guilt preyed on him, and eventually led him to confess.

词组	prey on someone
释义	Idiom prey on someoneprey on (someone) 1. to commit a crime against someone. Police are looking for street criminals who prey on tourists.Gangs that prey upon small business owners in the city's Chinatown may be spreading to the suburbs. 2. to have an effect on someone. Guilt preyed on him for years after the accident. Usage notes: sometimes said about something that has an effect on people's emotions: The ads prey on our fear of being alone. (redirected from prey on someone) prey (up)on (someone or something) 1. Of a predatory animal, to hunt and feed on another animal. Mountain lions have been coming down into town to prey on people's pets. You can tell that this bird preys upon insects by the shape of its beak. 2. To exploit, victimize, or take advantage of someone or something. There are many thieves and con-artists in the city who prey on unsuspecting tourists. These megacorporations are all too willing to prey upon consumers. prey (up)on someone or something Fig. to take advantage of someone or something. (See also prey on something. Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The people of that island prey on tourists and do not give them good treatment. I really don't want to seem to prey upon your kindness. prey on something [for an animal] to feed on another animal as a matter of habit or preference. Owls prey on mice. Many birds prey on snakes. prey on 1. Plunder or pillage; also, make a profit at someone else's expense, victimize. For example, Vikings preyed on the coastal towns of England, or The rich have been preying on the poor for centuries. [Late 1500s] 2. Hunt, especially in order to eat, as in Their cat preys on all the rodents in the neighborhood. [c. 1600] 3. Exert a baneful or injurious effect, as in Guilt preyed on his mind. [c. 1700] prey on v. 1. To hunt and kill something for food: Owls prey on mice. 2. To exploit or make a profit at the expense of someone; take advantage of someone: Pickpockets often prey on unsuspecting tourists. 3. To exert a harmful or injurious effect on something or someone: Guilt preyed on him, and eventually led him to confess.
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