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(transitive) To eat (as prey). / (transitive, figuratively) To exploit or victimize. / (transitive, figuratively) To weigh heavily upon (a person's mind).

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prey on

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prey on

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捕食する / 他者を略奪、搾取、犠牲にする / 心に重い負担や悩みをかける

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The owl will prey on small rodents during the winter.

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フクロウは冬の間、小さなネズミを捕食する。

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(transitive) To eat (as prey).

Owls prey on small mammals, such as mice.

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意味（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To exploit or victimize.

Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.

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