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vampire

(væmpaɪəʳ)

Word forms: plural vampires

countable noun

A vampire is a creature in legends and horror stories. Vampires are said to come out of graves at night and suck the blood of living people.

vampire in British English

(ˈvæmpaɪə)

noun

(in European folklore) a corpse that rises nightly from its grave to drink the blood of the living

2. vampire bat

a person who preys mercilessly upon others, such as a blackmailer

4. vamp1 (sense 1)

5. theatre

a trapdoor on a stage

Derived forms

vampiric (væmˈpɪrɪk) or vampirish (ˈvampirish)

adjective

Word origin

C18: from French, from German Vampir, from Magyar; perhaps related to Turkish uber witch, Russian upyr vampire

vampire in American English

(ˈvæmˌpaɪr)

noun

1. Folklore

a corpse that becomes reanimated and leaves its grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping persons

an unscrupulous person who preys ruthlessly on others, as a blackmailer or usurer

a beautiful but unscrupulous woman who seduces, exploits, and then ruins men

vampire bat

Derived forms

vampiric (vamˈpiric) (væmˈpɪrɪk)

adjective or ˈvamˌpirish (ˈvæmˌpaɪrɪʃ)

Word origin

Fr < Ger vampir, of Slav orig., as in Serb vàmpīr

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vampire

British English: vampire /ˈvæmpaɪə/ NOUN

In fiction, vampires are creatures who come out of their graves at night and suck the blood of living people.

American English: vampire
Arabic: مَصَّاصُ الدِّمَاء
Brazilian Portuguese: vampiro
Chinese: 吸血鬼
Croatian: vampir
Czech: upír
Danish: vampyr
Dutch: vampier
European Spanish: vampiro
Finnish: vampyyri
French: vampire
German: Vampir
Greek: βρυκόλακας
Italian: vampiro
Japanese: 吸血鬼
Korean: 흡혈귀
Norwegian: vampyr
Polish: wampir
European Portuguese: vampiro
Romanian: vampir
Russian: вампир
Latin American Spanish: vampiro
Swedish: vampyr
Thai: ผีดูดเลือด
Turkish: vampir
Ukrainian: вампір
Vietnamese: ma cà rồng

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释义	Trends of vampire View usage for: vampire (væmpaɪəʳ) Word forms: plural vampires countable noun A vampire is a creature in legends and horror stories. Vampires are said to come out of graves at night and suck the blood of living people. vampire in British English (ˈvæmpaɪə) noun 1. (in European folklore) a corpse that rises nightly from its grave to drink the blood of the living 2. vampire bat 3. a person who preys mercilessly upon others, such as a blackmailer 4. vamp1 (sense 1) 5. theatre a trapdoor on a stage Derived forms vampiric (væmˈpɪrɪk) or vampirish (ˈvampirish) adjective Word origin C18: from French, from German Vampir, from Magyar; perhaps related to Turkish uber witch, Russian upyr vampire vampire in American English (ˈvæmˌpaɪr) noun 1. Folklore a corpse that becomes reanimated and leaves its grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping persons 2. an unscrupulous person who preys ruthlessly on others, as a blackmailer or usurer 3. a beautiful but unscrupulous woman who seduces, exploits, and then ruins men 4. vampire bat Derived forms vampiric (vamˈpiric) (væmˈpɪrɪk) adjective or ˈvamˌpirish (ˈvæmˌpaɪrɪʃ) Word origin Fr < Ger vampir, of Slav orig., as in Serb vàmpīr In other languages vampire British English: vampire /ˈvæmpaɪə/ NOUN In fiction, vampires are creatures who come out of their graves at night and suck the blood of living people. American English: vampire Arabic: مَصَّاصُ الدِّمَاء Brazilian Portuguese: vampiro Chinese: 吸血鬼 Croatian: vampir Czech: upír Danish: vampyr Dutch: vampier European Spanish: vampiro Finnish: vampyyri French: vampire German: Vampir Greek: βρυκόλακας Italian: vampiro Japanese: 吸血鬼 Korean: 흡혈귀 Norwegian: vampyr Polish: wampir European Portuguese: vampiro Romanian: vampir Russian: вампир Latin American Spanish: vampiro Swedish: vampyr Thai: ผีดูดเลือด Turkish: vampir Ukrainian: вампір Vietnamese: ma cà rồng Chinese translation of 'vampire' vampire (ˈvæmpaɪəʳ) n (c) 吸血鬼 (xīxuèguǐ) (个(個), gè)
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