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1 prey
/prei/ * danh từ - mồi =to become (fall) a prey to...+ làm mồi cho... =a beast of prey+ thú săn mồi =a bird of prey+ chim săn mồi - (nghĩa bóng) mồi, nạn nhân (của ai, của bệnh hoạn, của sự sợ hãi...) =to become a prey to fear+ bị nỗi lo sợ luôn luôn giày vò * nội động từ - (+ upon) rình mồi, tìm mồi, bắt mồi (mãnh thú) - cướp bóc (ai) - làm hao mòn (bệnh tật); giày vò, day dứt, ám ảnh (nỗi đau buồn...) =his failure preyed upon his mind+ sự thất bại day dứt tâm trí anh ta -
2 beast
/bi:st/ * danh từ - thú vật, súc vật =beast of prey+ thú săn mồi - (số nhiều không đổi) thú nuôi, gia súc - người hung bạo - người mình ghét !the Beast - kẻ thù của Chúa !the beast - thú tính (trong con người)
См. также в других словарях:
Beast of prey — Prey Prey, n. [OF. preie, F. proie, L. praeda, probably for praeheda. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Depredate}, {Predatory}.] Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beast of prey — n. any animal that kills other animals for food … English World dictionary
beast of prey — a carnivorous animal * * * a predatory mammal. * * * beast of prey noun One that devours other animals, esp higher animals, applied usu to the Carnivora • • • Main Entry: ↑beast beast of prey and bird of prey see under ↑beast and ↑bird… … Useful english dictionary
beast of prey — a predatory mammal. * * * … Universalium
beast of prey — noun A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates … Wiktionary
beast of prey — animal which hunts other animals for food … English contemporary dictionary
beast of prey — noun an animal, especially a mammal, that kills and eats other animals … English new terms dictionary
Prey — Prey, n. [OF. preie, F. proie, L. praeda, probably for praeheda. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Depredate}, {Predatory}.] Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beast — n. 1 an animal other than a human being, esp. a wild quadruped. 2 a a brutal person. b colloq. an objectionable or unpleasant person or thing (he s a beast for not inviting her; a beast of a problem). 3 (prec. by the) a human being s brutish or… … Useful english dictionary
prey — prey1 [preı] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preie, from Latin praeda something seized ] 1.) [singular,U] an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal = ↑predator ▪ a tiger stalking its prey 2.) bird/beast of prey a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prey — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ easy ▪ Teenagers are easy prey for unscrupulous drug dealers. ▪ helpless (esp. AmE), unsuspecting ▪ They watched a hawk swoop down on its unsuspecting prey … Collocations dictionary
