be / fall prey to sb / sth if someone falls prey to someone or something bad, they are harmed or affected by them受某人/某事物所伤害:•Street children in this part of the world often fall prey to drug dealers.这个地方的街头流浪儿童常常落入毒品贩子的魔掌中。•They are prey to nameless fears.莫名的恐惧侵袭着他们。 |