n.[U]

1. 被捕食的動物[S1][（+for/to）]
   The deer fell (a) prey to the lion.

   那鹿成了獅子的獵物。

   The lion was hunting for its prey.

   獅子在覓食。

2. 犧牲者；犧牲品[S1][（+for/to）]
   She fell (a) prey to lovesickness.

   她為相思病所折磨。

   She fell (a) prey to melancholy.

   她為憂鬱所折磨。

3. 捕食

vi.[(+on/upon)]

1. 捕食，攫食
   The owl preys on mice.

   貓頭鷹捕食老鼠。

   Foxes prey on rabbits.

   狐狸獵食兔子。

2. 掠奪，劫掠；詐取
3. （疾病等）折磨，損害
   His anxiety about his father preyed on his mind.

   他對父親的掛慮使他內心惴惴不安。

n.

v.

1. hunt and kill for food.
2. exploit or injure.
   ▸cause constant distress to:

   the problem had begun to prey on my mind.