| 单词 | leech |
| 释义 | leech1[ leech ] / litʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leech ON THESAURUS.COM nounany bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting. a person who clings to another for personal gain, especially without giving anything in return, and usually with the implication or effect of exhausting the other's resources; parasite. Archaic. an instrument used for drawing blood. verb (used with object)verb (used without object)to hang on to a person in the manner of a leech: She leeched on to him for dear life. Origin of leech1First recorded before 900; Middle English lech(e), Old English lǣce, lȳce; replacing (by association with leech2) Middle English liche, Old English lȳce; cognate with Middle Dutch lake, leke, lieke; akin to Old English lūcan “to pull up, pull out,” Middle High German liechen “to pull” SYNONYMS FOR leech2 bloodsucker; extortionist; sponger. SEE SYNONYMS FOR leech ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM leechleechlike, adjectiveWords nearby leechLe Duc Tho, Ledyard, Led Zeppelin, lee, leeboard, leech, leech line, leech rope, Leeds, Leeds Castle, lee gauge Definition for leech (2 of 4)leech2 [ leech ] / litʃ / noun Archaic.a physician. Origin of leech2First recorded before 950; Middle English leche, lech, lecche, Old English lǣce, lēce; cognate with Old Frisian letza, leischa, Old Saxon lāki, Old High German lāhhi, Gothic lēkeis; akin to Old Norse lǣknir Definition for leech (3 of 4)leech3 or leach[ leech ] / litʃ / noun Nautical.either of the lateral edges of a square sail. the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail. Origin of leech3First recorded in 1480–90; earlier lek, leche, lyche; akin to Dutch lijk “leech, leech line,” Old Norse līk nautical term of uncertain meaning, but probably “bolt rope, leech line” Definition for leech (4 of 4)Leech [ leech ] / litʃ / nounMargaret, 1893–1974, U.S. historian, novelist, and biographer. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leechBritish Dictionary definitions for leech (1 of 2)leech1 / (liːtʃ) / nounany annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, which have a sucker at each end of the body and feed on the blood or tissues of other animalsSee also horseleech, medicinal leech a person who clings to or preys on another person
cling like a leech to cling or adhere persistently to something verb(tr) to use leeches to suck the blood of (a person), as a method of medical treatment Derived forms of leechleechlike, adjectiveWord Origin for leechOld English lǣce, lœce; related to Middle Dutch lieke British Dictionary definitions for leech (2 of 2)leech2 leach/ (liːtʃ) / nounnautical the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail or either of the vertical edges of a squaresail Word Origin for leechC15: of Germanic origin; compare Dutch lijk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for leechleech [ lēch ] n.Any of various chiefly aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous annelid worms of the class Hirudinea, one species of which (Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly used by physicians to bleed patients. v.To bleed with leeches. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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