parasite
美音:
[´perə´saıt
]英音:
[´perə´saıt
]n.寄生虫,食客
难易程度:
parasite为六级词汇
词根
pare-=beside,beyond,against,contrary 变化型 par-,pa-
近义词, 同义词
parasite
/'pærəsaɪt; `pærə,saɪt/
n
1 animal (eg a flea, louse) or plant (eg mistletoe) that lives on or in another and gets its food from it 寄生物(如寄生虫或寄生植物).
2 (derog 贬) person who lives off others and gives nothing in return 靠他人为生的人
*live as a parasite on society 像寄生虫似的靠社会为生.
parasite
n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin:Greek parasitos, from para- ( PARA-) + sitos 'grain, food']
a plant or animal that lives on or in another plant or animal and gets food from it
informal a lazy person who does not work but depends on other people - used to show disapproval
1. The malaria parasite of the sparrows, though very similar, was not exactly the same as the one in man. 麻雀体内的疟疾寄生虫虽然与人体中的很相似,却不完全相同。
更多句子>>>