fall prey to

成語所屬單字prey

fall prey to — 慣用語

1. To be harmed, cheated, defeated, or negatively affected by someone or something.

1.慣用語
釋義

落入(騙局等);受害於

To be harmed, cheated, defeated, or negatively affected by someone or something.

例句

Several investors fell prey to the fraudulent scheme and lost their savings.

The small village fell prey to the disease before help could arrive.