leech 详细解释
leech
[li:tʃ]
n.水蛭, 榨取他人利益的人
v.以水蛭吸血
n.[C]
1. 【动】水蛭; 欧洲医蛭
2. 榨取他人金钱者; 【喻】寄生虫
Their 30 years-old son is just a leech, yet they continue to support him.
他们那个三十岁的儿子只是一个寄生虫, 而他们还继续负担他的生活。
3. 【古】医生
vt.
1. 【古】用水蛭替……放血; 治疗
2. 依附并榨取
Her relatives leeched her for her money like parasites.
她的亲戚像寄生虫似地榨取她的钱财。
vi.
依附并榨取别人[(+onto)]
leech onto another's fortune
榨取他人的财富
词形变化
动词过去式: leeched | 动词过去分词: leeched | 动词现在分词: leeching | 动词第三人称单数: leeches |
词义辨析
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英英释义
名词 leech:
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
同义词:bloodsucker, hirudinean
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
动词 leech:
draw blood
同义词:bleed, phlebotomize, phlebotomise
短语词组
cling/stick like a leech
1. 盯住不放; 坚持不懈
My shy little sister clung to me like a leech all through the party.
我那腼腆的小妹在聚会上寸步不离地跟着我。
补充
leechleech英:[li:tʃ] 美:[litʃ]n.1.水蛭, 蚂蟥2.榨取他人脂膏者, 占他人便宜者3.医生例句
1. They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!他们只不过是一群伸手向人要这要那的寄生虫! 2. He followed me like a leech all evening.他整个晚上都跟着我, 甩都甩不掉。 3. King George III of England was purged, leeched, and flogged assiduously during his recurring bouts of insanity.英国国王乔治三世每次精神病发时, 都要一遍遍催泻、用水蛭放血并且用棍棒抽打。 4. to leech someone white榨干某人的精力(或血汗、钱财) 5. He leeched his father for his fortune.他榨取父亲的财富。 6. He was the only person whom she could leech on to.他是她惟一可依赖的人。 7. they are leeches feeding off the hard-working majority.他们是依靠劳苦大众生活的寄生者。 8. he's leeching off the abilities of others.他依靠别人的能力。 9. he's been hanging around Caroline like a leech.他缠住卡罗琳不放。 10. a celebrity who is surrounded by leeches who only want his money被众多图谋他的钱财的寄生虫所包围的名人