fell prey to的意思|示意

Nearly senile and desperate for any way to establish order in the fractious environment, Hindenburg fell prey to intriguers.

兴登堡已近乎衰老，迫切希望在这个动荡不安的环境中找到建立秩序的任何方法，因此沦为了奸臣们的猎物。

In the history of the U. S. grain market, grain elevators several times fell prey to this temptation, spurred by a lack of clarity in bailment law.

在美国谷物市场的历史上，由于保管法不够明晰，谷仓老板们曾几度经受不住诱惑而堕落。

The bull was foolish enough to be persuaded by this flattery to have his horns cut off; and, having now lost his only means of defence, fell an easy prey to the lion.

公牛也够蠢的，竟然被这番恭维的话所说服，把自己的两只角折断了，刚刚失去用以防卫的武器，公牛就轻易地被狮子俘获了。

On the flight from Paris to Toulon, Mechiche fell prey to panic.

在从巴黎飞往土伦的航班上，梅希什惊慌失措。

But the developers also fell prey to one-upmanship.

但是开发商也失去了高人一等的作风。

We were thankful that no other bins fell prey to the same confusion.

我们感谢没有箱柜致于相同的混乱。