A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live.
Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges.
电鳐释放大量的电荷将他们的猎物击昏。
These animals were the prey of hyenas.
这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。
You can refer to the people who someone tries to harm or trick as their prey.
Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night.
警官们埋伏起来等待捉拿那些夜间悄悄追踪作案对象的歹徒。
preys , preying , preyed
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.
Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways.
帕姆从来都不知道有些人专门坑害离家出走的年轻人。
If something preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking and worrying about it.
It was a misunderstanding and it preyed on his conscience.
这是个误会,让他的良心很不安。