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preying

/ˈpreɪɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

捕食，掠食

To act as a predator.

Examples :

"The hawk was preying on the field mice in the meadow. "
老鹰正在草地上捕食田鼠。
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as adverb

/ˈæs/

同样地，一样地

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

那个学生努力为考试学习，她的哥哥也一样。

Illustration hawk

hawk noun

/hɔːk/ /hɔk/

老鹰, 隼。

"It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world."

在世界上的许多地方，猎捕老鹰和其他猛禽是违法的。

Illustration field

field noun

/fiːld/ /fild/

田野，原野

"There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field."

在这个田野里生长着好几种野花。

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

Illustration mice

mice noun

/maɪs/

老鼠，耗子

"The farmer's barn was infested with mice. "

农夫的谷仓里到处都是老鼠。

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

影响力，门路

"His parents got him an in with the company."

他父母帮他找了关系进了那家公司。

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

A，a 字母

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

我的老师在黑板上写了字母“a”，来示范它的形状。

Illustration on

on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

打开，开启

"Can you on the light?"

你能把灯打开吗？

Illustration act

act noun

/æk/

行为，行动，作为

"an act of goodwill"

一种友好的举动 (Yī zhǒng yǒuhǎo de jǔdòng)

Illustration predator

predator noun

/ˈpɹɛd.ə.təɹ/

掠食者，捕食者

"The hawk is a predator that hunts small birds for food. "

老鹰是一种掠食者，它捕食小鸟作为食物。

Illustration meadow

meadow noun

/ˈmɛdəʊ/ /ˈmɛdoʊ/

草地，牧场

"The cows grazed peacefully in the lush meadow, eating the tall grass. "

牛群在茂盛的草地上悠闲地吃草，那里的草长得很高，适合割下来做干草。