be a prey to的意思|示意

And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? Were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

耶和华为什么把我们领到那地，使我们倒在刀下呢，我们的妻子和孩子必被掳掠。

A better analogy would be a railway station in a big city, where hustlers gather to prey on the credulity of new arrivals.

一个更好的比喻是像城市里的火车站。活跃分子集中在那里捕捉那些容易轻信的客人。

According to a newly published study, cats seem to be able to predict the location of hiding prey using both their ears and an inborn understanding of how the physical world works.

根据一项新发表的研究，猫似乎能够通过它们的耳朵和与生俱来的对物质世界运作方式的理解来预测隐藏猎物的位置。

The researchers say this could be due to a northward range shift in the mammal, a scarcity of the beast, or an increasing human preference for other prey species.

研究者说这有可能是由于哺乳动物向北部山脉移动、兽类短缺或是人类越来越偏爱其他的猎物种类造成的。

Daniel MacNulty of the University of Minnesota and his colleagues have found that for predators which need to run after their prey, being big can be more of a hindrance than a help.

明尼苏达大学的Daniel MacNulty及其同事发现，对于那些需要追逐猎物的捕食者来说，庞大的体型可能拖累而非助益其捕猎行动。

Chirps and chatters can sometimes be heard when a cat looks at potential prey without being able to reach it.

当一只猫猫看到猎物但又接触不到它时，有时可以听到它发出叽喳声。