prey on

常见例句

双语例句

Cats prey on birds and mice.
猫捕食鸟类及老鼠。
The lions in this area prey on deer and other wild animals.
这个地方的狮子捕食鹿和其他野生动物。
So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth and also swallow people and their domestic animals from time to time.
这样一来，怪兽吞噬了大地上很多掠食野兽，有时还是会吃一些人和他们的动物。

权威例句

It also requires changing the conditions that breed resentment and allow extremists to prey on despair.
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Some services prey on desperate consumers, claiming to be nonprofit agencies and charging exorbitant fees.
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In this way, the Afghan government does not so much serve the people as prey on them.
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