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单词 leech
释义
leech
(l )
Word forms: leeches
1. countable noun
A leech is a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed by attaching themselves to other animals and sucking their blood.
2. countable noun
If you describe someone as a leech, you disapprove of them because they deliberately depend on other people, often making money out of them. [disapproval]
They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
Synonyms: parasite, hanger-on, sycophant, freeloader [slang]  
Translations:
Chinese: 水蛭
Japanese: ヒル
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