prey upon
捕食
常用释义
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基本释义
- 捕食：指一种生物为了获取食物而捕捉并消耗另一种生物。
例句
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1·If these great cats become extinct, the smaller animals they prey upon will overpopulate the forests.如果这些大型猫科动物灭绝了，那么它们捕食的小型动物将会使森林中物种的密度过高。
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2·The larvae prey upon small aphids.这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。
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3·Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.强大的动物捕食弱小的动物。
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4·So it was easy to prey upon and loot them.因此，掠夺和洗劫变得轻而易举。
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5·The Internet can be full of dark, scary people who prey upon people's naivety and innocence.互联网上可能充斥着各种阴森恐怖的人，他们专门利用人们的天真无邪。
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6·Large bugs in the Lethocerinae family have been known to prey upon small vertebrates including fish and frogs.我们知道Lethocerinae科(半翅负子蝽科昆虫的一类)的大型昆虫会捕食包括鱼和蛙类在内的小型脊椎动物。
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7·The flame that in its grosser composition has the taint of earth may prey upon the breast that gives it shelter;爱的火焰，由于其中粗俗的部分受到世俗的污染，所以它可能会折磨庇护它的胸膛；
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8·A qolf resolved to disguise himself in order that he might prey upon a flock of sheep without fear of detection.为了不被察觉地捕食一群羊，狼下决心要伪装自己。
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9·Unfortunately, since this is not well known, there are people who inadvertently or purposely prey upon the fears of parents.但不幸的是，不是所有的人都明白以上的道理，他们有意无意的引起了宝宝父母们的恐慌。
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10·Baboons most often form close bonds with relatives, the researchers said, and the stability of those connections is partly a matter of luck since lions and leopards often prey upon baboons.研究者表示，狒狒通常会与亲属建立亲密的关系，不过由于狮子和豹子的捕食，使得这种关系的稳定性含有一定的运气成分。