NichiDict

餌食

えじき
[ejiki]

Meanings

1.Noun

prey (i.e. of a predator); kill

2.Noun

victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

Examples

弱い動物は肉食獣の餌食になりやすい。

Weak animals are easily preyed upon by carnivores.

詐欺師の甘い言葉に騙され餌食となった。

Deceived by the swindler's sweet words, they fell prey to him.

油断した兵士は敵の餌食にされた。

The careless soldiers were made prey by the enemy.