parasite

英 [ˈpærəsaɪt]

美 [ˈpærəsaɪt]

n.  寄生生物; 寄生虫; 寄生植物; 依赖他人过活者

复数：parasites　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7277 / COCA.8481

牛津词典

noun

• 寄生生物；寄生虫；寄生植物
  a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it
• 寄生虫；依赖他人过活者
  a person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back

柯林斯词典

• 寄生虫；寄生物
  Aparasiteis a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it.
• 不劳而获者；寄生虫
  If you disapprove of someone because you think that they get money or other things from other people but do not do anything in return, you can call them aparasite.

英英释义

noun

• an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)
• a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
  Synonym:leechspongesponger

双语例句

• Plasmodium vivax, the worlds most common malaria parasite, now infects people previously considered to be resistant.
  间日疟原虫是世上最常见的疟疾寄生虫，现在，这种寄生虫也会感染那些之前被认为抗疟疾病的人。
• Israeli researchers say they have developed a substance that attracts and kills mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite.
  以色列研究人员称他们研制出了一种新的物质，能够吸引并消灭感染了疟原虫的蚊子。
• You said that parasite was changing him.
  你说那些寄生虫使他改变了。
• One of the ways the parasite spreads is through fecal matter.
  寄生虫传播的一种方式是通过排泄物。
• This meeting is the only international meeting that addresses the development of drugs to treat and prevent parasite infections.
  这次会议是唯一的一个国际会议，解决了一药物的发展，以治疗或预防寄生虫感染。
• Parasite resistance to anti-malarial medicines and mosquito resistance to insecticides are major threats to achieving global malaria control.
  寄生虫对抗疟疾药品的耐药性和蚊虫对杀虫剂的抗药性是实现全球疟疾控制所面临的主要威胁。
• Epidemics are a kind of disease which are caused by the parasite, and can spread among a population.
  流行病是由寄生物所引起的，能在人群中相互传播的疾病。
• Our research uncovered a critical pathway the parasite uses to survive the journey from one host cell to another.
  我们的研究揭示了一个重要的途径，寄生虫用一个幸存旅行从一个宿主细胞到另一个宿主细胞。
• The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.
  槲寄生是寄生于树上的植物。
• Chinese scientists have identified a group of proteins that may help the schistosomiasis parasite survive host attacks.
  中国科学家鉴定出了一组血吸虫蛋白质，它们能帮助这种寄生虫逃避宿主的免疫攻击。