parasite
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A parasite is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it. 寄生虫; 寄生植物
Kangaroos harbour a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。
2. N-COUNT 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 a parasite. 靠他人为生的人; 寄生虫[表不满]
...a parasite, who produced nothing but lived on the work of others. …一个什么都不做而靠他人的劳动为生的寄生虫。
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parasite /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/ (parasites)
剑桥词典
- an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it
寄生生物;寄生动物;寄生植物
The older drugs didn't deal effectively with the malaria parasite. 以前的药物不能有效对付引起疟疾的寄生虫。
disapproving
a person who is lazy and lives by other people working , giving them money , etc.
靠他人为生者,寄生虫
Financial speculators are parasites on the national economy . 金融投机者是国民经济的寄生虫。 返回 parasite