| [/ˈvɪktɪm; ˋvɪktɪm/] n 用法:
1 person, animal or thing thatis injured, killed or destroyed as the result of carelessness,crime or misfortune 被伤害、 杀害或毁灭的人、 动物或事物:
Many pets are victims of overfeeding. 有许多宠物因喂食过量而遭殃. *
murder, rape victims 谋杀案、 强奸案的受害人 *
earthquake, accident, strike victims 地震、 事故、 罢工事件的受难者 *
(fig 比喻) He is the victim of his own success, eg because overwork has made him ill. 他成了自己成就的牺牲品（如积劳成疾）. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) person who is tricked or fooled 受骗者; 遭愚弄的人:
the victim of a hoax, practical joke, conspiracy, etc 在骗局、 恶作剧、 阴谋等中上当的人. 用法:
3 living creature killed and offered as a religious sacrifice 为祭祀而宰杀的动物; 牺牲:
a sacrificial victim 动物祭品. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) fall victim (to sth) be overcome (by sth); succumb (to sth) 被（某事物）降伏; 屈服（於某事物）:
He soon fell victim to her charms. 他很快就让她的魅力给迷住了. |