prey on

英語

動詞

prey on (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 preys on，現在分詞 preying on，一般過去時及過去分詞 preyed on)

(及物) 捕食
Owls prey on small mammals, such as mice.
猫头鹰捕食小型哺乳动物，例如老鼠。
(及物，比喻義) 利用；傷害；對……下手
- 2013年1月22日, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)”, 出自 BBC‎^[1]:
  Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.
  在首回合的比赛中，布拉德福德抓住了维拉队防守定位球（尤其是角球）无力的弱点，并再次利用这一弱点，由汉森扳平比分，重新以两球的总比分领先。
- 2018, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, →ISBN，第 202 頁:
  The food industry and its allies in the agricultural and chemical industries prey on the vulnerable by pumping out barely regulated products at low cost and then marketing them with insidious advertising campaigns.
  食品行业及其在农业和化学工业中的盟友以低成本生产几乎不受监管的产品，然后通过阴险的广告活动进行营销，从而欺骗弱势群体。
(及物，比喻義) 对（某人的思想/想法）造成沉重的负担；折磨著某人的內心
- 1852, George Payne Rainsford James, “Remorse”, 出自 A Book of the Passions, Henry G. Bohn，第 2 頁:
  The past—to me, the dreadful past !—is one eternal present ; and the Promethean vulture of remorse preys on me now, and for ever.
  过去——对我来说，那是可怕的过去！——是永恒的现在；悔恨，这头普罗米修斯般的秃鹫，不仅是现在，它永远都在折磨着我。
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異序詞

Poyner, pyoner, pyrone