prey

Beute

Ein Tier, das ein anderes Tier jagt und frisst.

In einfachem Englisch: An animal that another animal hunts and eats.

• The owl caught its prey.
• Small fish are prey for larger fish.
• A lion watches its prey before attacking.

Gegenteile: predator

Häufige Wendungen: catch prey, birds of prey, prey animal, prey for someone

Opfer

Ein Mensch, der unter einer Krankheit leidet, als wäre er ihre Beute.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who suffers from a disease, described as if the disease were hunting them.

• He became prey to a fever.
• The illness found easy prey among the weakened villagers.
• She was prey to repeated infections throughout the winter.

So benutzt man es: become prey to a disease (The exhausted travelers became prey to malaria.)

Synonyme: victim

Häufige Wendungen: prey to disease, prey of something, become prey to something

jagen, erbeuten

Andere Tiere jagen und fressen.

In einfachem Englisch: To hunt and eat other animals.

• Owls prey on mice.
• The larger fish preyed on smaller ones.
• Which animals prey on these insects?

So benutzt man es: prey on/upon something (These spiders prey on small insects.)

Synonyme: hunt

Häufige Wendungen: prey on something, prey upon something