Prey - Английское значение и перевод слова Prey на Русский язык

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

Примеры использования:

She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

Примеры использования:

I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb

Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Примеры использования:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

verb

To eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left

Примеры использования:

He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti., fig. she devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the nove…

verb

Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.

Примеры использования:

He was eating a hot dog

noun

Light food or snacks.

Примеры использования:

These make great party eats

abbreviation

Tanzania (international vehicle registration).

phrasal verb

Be sustained by

phrasal verb

To increase because of something, or to use something to succeed or get advantages

Примеры использования:

Fascism feeds off poverty.

noun

An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.

Примеры использования:

The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective

Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.

Примеры использования:

They were game for anything

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

Примеры использования:

It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

verb

Pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.

Примеры использования:

In the autumn they hunted deer

noun

An act of hunting wild animals or game.

Примеры использования:

A bear-hunt

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Примеры использования:

Her father was killed in a car crash

noun

An act of killing, especially of one animal by another.

Примеры использования:

A lion has made a kill

noun

(in place names, especially in new york, new jersey, and pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or tributary.

Примеры использования:

Kill van kull

phrasal verb

Depend on someone as a source of income or support.

Примеры использования:

If you think you're going to live off me for the rest of your life, you're mistaken

phrasal verb

To get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something

Примеры использования:

Live off benefits/income/interest, live off earnings/a pension/savings she has been living off her …

noun

A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.

Примеры использования:

A limestone quarry

verb

Extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry.

Примеры использования:

Limestone is quarried for use in blast furnaces

noun

An animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.

Примеры использования:

Grouse are not an easy quarry for a hawk

verb

Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.

Примеры использования:

She jumped up and seized his arm

verb

Take hold of; grab

verb

To take something quickly and hold it

Примеры использования:

He seized her arm to lead her through the crowd., fig. while she was distracted, i seized the oppor…