prey on

常见例句

雙語例句

Cats prey on birds and mice.
貓捕食鳥類及老鼠。
The lions in this area prey on deer and other wild animals.
這個地方的獅子捕食鹿和其他野生動物。
So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth and also swallow people and their domestic animals from time to time.
這樣一來，怪獸吞噬了大地上很多掠食野獸，有時還是會喫一些人和他們的動物。

權威例句

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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