victim
n
1 person, animal or thing thatis injured, killed or destroyed as the result of carelessness,crime or misfortune 被傷害、 殺害或毀滅的人、 動物或事物
Many pets are victims of overfeeding. 有許多寵物因喂食過量而遭殃.
murder, rape victims 謀殺案、 強奸案的受害人
earthquake, accident, strike victims 地震、 事故、 罷工事件的受難者
(fig 比喻) He is the victim of his own success, eg because overwork has made him ill. 他成了自己成就的犧牲品(如積勞成疾).
2 (fig 比喻) person who is tricked or fooled 受騙者; 遭愚弄的人
the victim of a hoax, practical joke, conspiracy, etc 在騙局、 惡作劇、 陰謀等中上當的人.
3 living creature killed and offered as a religious sacrifice 為祭祀而宰殺的動物; 犧牲
a sacrificial victim 動物祭品.
4 (idm 習語) 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. 他很快就讓她的魅力給迷住了.