prey¹/pre; preɪ/ n 1 [U] an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal 被捕食的动物，猎物: a tiger stalking its prey 潜步跟踪猎物的老虎 2 a bird/beast of prey a bird or animal that lives by killing and eating other animals 食肉猛禽/猛兽 3 fall prey to sth to be strongly affected by something bad 成为某物的牺牲品: More and more teenagers are falling prey to drugs. 越来越多的青少年受到毒品的侵害。