parasite

['pærəsait]

n. 寄生虫, 寄生生物, 食客

n.[C][(+on/of)]

1. 寄生生物; 攀附植物

2. 【喻】寄生虫

The lazy man was a parasite on his family.

那懒汉是他家的一个寄生虫。

3. (古希腊)食客

词形变化

名词复数：parasites

词义辨析

同义:

n.吸血动物, 寄生虫, 寄生菌, 寄生植物

bloodsucker  cestode  louse  plant louse  bur

n.榨取他人利益者, 附属物, 仆从, 势利小人, 爪牙, 走狗, 谄媚者, 马屁精, 趋炎附势者

leech  courtier  minion  follower  attendant  satellite  lackey  yesman  jackal  spaniel  bootlicker  lickspit  lickspittle  cringer  crawler  sycophant  toady  tufthunter  flatterer  time-server  freeloader  sponge  dependent  moocher  

同义参见:

beggar  adherent  creature  

英英释义

名词 parasite:

an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

同义词：leech, sponge, sponger

补充

parasiteparasite英:[ˈpærəsait] 美:[ˈpærəˌsaɪt]n.1.寄生物The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.槲寄生是寄生于树上的植物。2.靠他人为生的人I don't want to be a parasite.I must earn my own way in life.我不想做寄生虫, 我要自己养活自己。

例句

1. She's a real parasite, just living off state handouts.她是个真正的寄生虫, 仅靠政府发的救济品维持生活。 2. Many diseases are caused by parasites.许多疾病都是由寄生虫引起的。 3. She's a parasite who only stays with him for the money.她是只寄生虫，和他在一起只是为了钱。 4. These new companies are parasites feeding off the success of those who spent the last decade establishing the industry.那些人历经十年才成功建立起了这个产业，这些新公司现在则坐享其成。