preys

英 [preɪz] 美 [preɪz]

v.  捕食; 掠夺; 折磨
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  1. See also: Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges... These animals were the prey of hyenas. bird of prey
  2. VERB 捕食；以捕猎…为生
    A creature that preys on other creatures lives by catching and eating them.
    1. The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them...
      其结果就是破坏食物链，使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。
    2. The larvae prey upon small aphids.
      这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。
  3. N-UNCOUNT 伤害的对象；愚弄的对象；欺骗的对象
    You can refer to the people who someone tries to harm or trick as their prey .
    1. Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night...
      警察设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。
    2. This burglar thought old people are easy prey.
      这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。
  4. VERB 欺凌，坑害（尤指弱者）
    If someone preys on other people, especially people who are unable to protect themselves, they take advantage of them or harm them in some way.
    1. Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways...
      帕姆从来不知道有人专门坑骗离家出走的年轻人。
    2. The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt.
      这项调查声称信贷公司专对那些已经负债的弱势家庭下手。
  5. VERB 不断困扰；折磨；使耿耿于怀
    If something preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking and worrying about it.
    1. The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind...
      利兹因为圣诞节时孩子们不在而一直心神不宁。
    2. He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience.
      他做得不太明智，这一直让他良心不安。
  6. N-UNCOUNT 受影响；受折磨；受害
    If someone is prey to something bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it.
    1. He was prey to a growing despair...
      他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。
    2. You were both a prey to compulsions.
      你俩都太冲动了。
  7. PHRASE 受…控制；成为…的牺牲品；受…的影响
    To fall prey to something bad means to be taken over or affected by it.
    1. On the flight from Paris to Toulon, Mechiche fell prey to panic...
      在从巴黎飞往土伦的航班上，梅希什惊慌失措。
    2. Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease.
      疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。
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双语例句

  1. It preys on our humanity& on everything that makes us human.
    它吞噬了我们的人性&吞噬了所有让人成为人的情感。
  2. The functional response paramters were not alike because of the different preys and spiders, or under different space environment.
    猎物不同、捕食者不同或容器不同，捕食功能反应亦不相同。
  3. The image of the monarchy is very carefully managed with local media only allow to lavish preys on the King.
    当地媒体仅在大力颂扬国王时才非常谨慎地使用泰王肖像。
  4. Large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas.
    捕食蝉的黑色或铁锈红色大黄蜂。
  5. The beast preys on living animals.
    这野兽捕食活的动物。
  6. ( ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principle predator at the top; each level preys on the level below.
    （生态学）一个食物链的层次：主要食肉动物在最顶层，每一层捕食其下一层。
  7. Restores his heart: when valour preys on reason.
    恢复了他的勇气：当勇猛掠夺了理智。
  8. A person who preys on others; a shark.
    掠夺别人的人；骗子。
  9. His misfortune preys upon his mind.
    他的不幸使她心中苦恼。
  10. Pelagic tunicates play an important role in marine food web carbon cycle as they feed on bacterioplankton and pico-and nano-phytoplankton and meanwhile are preys for commercial animals.
    它一方面大量摄食浮游细菌和微小浮游植物，另一方面被一些经济动物摄食，因此在海洋食物链的传递和生态系统的物质循环中占有重要位置。
  11. Agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents.
    东半球敏捷的灰色灵猫；捕食蛇和啮齿动物。
  12. He's very charming and preys on older women.
    他非常迷人，靠欺骗年纪较大的女人过日子。
  13. It preys mostly on other snakes, even venomous ones.
    它主要捕食其它蛇类，甚至毒蛇。
  14. Evaluation of protein and fatty acid nutritive value in 3 preys and artificial feed of juvenile Acipenser sinensis
    中华鲟幼鱼饵料生物及人工饲料的蛋白质和脂肪酸营养价值评价
  15. Large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; North America.
    有金属般光泽的蓝绿色大型甲虫，捕食毛虫；产于北美。
  16. There is nothing here which preys upon them and is bigger.
    没有比它们更大的动物会捕食它们。
  17. Worry about her debts preys on her mind.
    欠债的事使她忧心忡忡。
  18. Some can tear down preys at60 miles per hour, and launch all-out attacks in the blink of an eye.
    有些美洲豹可以在每小时60英里的速度下将猎物撕碎，并且在眨眼工夫下发动全部攻击。
  19. Qualitative Analysis of a Predator-Prey Model with Two Competitive Preys and Two Predators
    含两种竞争食饵和两种捕食者的捕食者&食饵模型的定性分析
  20. The Metapopulation Dynamics in the Consumptive and Nonconsumptive Effects on Preys
    在消耗和非消耗影响下的食饵集合种群动力学行为
  21. They have flattened, knife shaped body with bold black-and-white markings that serves as camouflage in catching preys.
    它们有扁平的形如刀状的身体，身体上带有醒目的黑白花纹，可以作为捕猎食物时的伪装。
  22. The spider preys onsmall flies and other insects.
    蜘蛛捕食小苍蝇和其他昆虫。
  23. Step Two. A good hunter needs a good light to search for preys.
    第二步。好猎手当然需要一盏好灯来搜索猎物。
  24. And also we could be returning potential seed dispersers, predators, preys, etc.
    我们可能也同时保留了潜在的种子传播者、狩猎者或猎物等等。
  25. Tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects.
    热带地区游走的蚂蚁，主要捕食其它昆虫。
  26. For example, it is possible that another species that preys on the salamanders or its eggs has increased, therefore leading to the decline in its population.
    例如，可能另一类物种的数量在不断上升，它们以蝾螈及它们的卵作为捕食对象，从而导致其种群数量下降。
  27. Active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects.
    通常是色彩鲜艳的活跃的甲虫，捕食其它昆虫。
  28. The shark preys on whatever it can attack and kill.
    鲨鱼捕食一切它可以攻击和杀死的东西。
  29. The diet composition of primary preys of bullfrogs was significantly different among different islands.
    不同岛屿上的牛蛙在主要食物类型构成上存在差异。
  30. By introducing the parameters of species energy, models can control predators 'death and breeding according to how much energy they have and distinguish between different types of preys according to the amount of energies they provide.
    引入了物种能量的参数，根据自身能量的多少控制捕食者的死亡和繁殖，通过提供能量的不同对被捕食者的种类进行区分。
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