prey

🇺🇸 /preɪ/ 🇬🇧 /preɪ/
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タグ TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
noun
C1

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

The lion hunts its prey in the grasslands.

ライオンは草原で獲物を狩る。

C1

A person who is easily tricked or harmed by someone else.

Scammers often target elderly people as easy prey.

詐欺師はよく高齢者を簡単な獲物として狙う。

translation

n. 捕食される動物, 騙されやすい人

語形変化

Plural preys