parasite
🇺🇸
/ˈpærəsaɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpærəsaɪt/
noun
R
A small living thing that lives on or in another living thing and takes food from it.
The tick is a parasite that feeds on animal blood.
蜱虫是一种以动物血液为食的寄生虫。
R
A person who depends on others for support without giving anything in return.
He became a parasite who lived off his family's money without working.
他成了一个靠家人钱财生活而不工作的寄生虫。
translation
寄生虫, 寄生虫式的人
词形变化
Plural
parasites