leech
英 [liːtʃ]
美 [liːtʃ]
n. 水蛭; 蚂蟥; 依赖他人钱财者; 攫取他人收益者; 寄生虫
v. 用水蛭吸血; 依附并榨取
复数：leeches 现在分词：leeching 过去分词：leeched 过去式：leeched 第三人称单数：leeches
Collins.1 / BNC.19877 / COCA.18653
牛津词典
noun
- 水蛭；蚂蟥
a small worm that usually lives in water and that attaches itself to other creatures and sucks their blood. Leeches were used in the past by doctors to remove blood from sick people. - 依赖他人钱财者；攫取他人收益者；寄生虫
a person who depends on sb else for money, or takes the profit from sb else's work
柯林斯词典
- 水蛭；蚂蟥
Aleechis a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed by attaching themselves to other animals and sucking their blood. - N-COUNT 吸血鬼；寄生虫
If you describe someone as aleech, you disapprove of them because they deliberately depend on other people, often making money out of them.- They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
他们只不过是一帮伸手向人要这要那的寄生虫！
- They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
英英释义
noun
- carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
verb
- draw blood
- In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
双语例句
- These days, however, the banking industry is regarded more as a leech.
然而，最近，银行业更多地被视为吸血鬼。 - The overwintering stage of Parocneria furva ( Leech) in Hengyang, Hunan Province, is reported and its overwintering stages in other areas of China are discussed.
记述了侧柏毒蛾在湖南省衡阳地区的越冬虫态，并对该虫在我国其他地区的越冬虫态进行了探讨。 - They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
他们只不过是一帮伸手向人要这要那的寄生虫！ - You wanna take a leech home as a pet?
你要像养宠物那样带水蛭回家？ - For the couple were introduced by Allen Leech, who plays chauffeur Tom Branson in Downton.
这对儿是由《在唐顿庄园》里饰演司机TomBranson的艾伦里奇介绍认识的。 - The leech is described in a top10 list of new species.
这种水蛭在十大新物种之列。 - Didn't I state plainly that a dash of leech juice would suffice?
难道我没有明白地说，加入少许水蛭的汁液就够了吗？ - Ellie stuck to her mother like a leech.
埃莉像水蛭一样缠住她母亲。 - This is the first time it has been demonstrated that antibiotics can leech into the water supply.
这是首次证明抗菌素能渗入供水中。 - The leech hangs about other people hoping to obtain money.
那个吸血鬼依附于他人希望获得钱财。