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单词 leechlike
释义
leechlike
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adj

WORD FAMILY
leech: leeched, leeches, leeching, leechlike
USAGE EXAMPLES
The sperm cells resemble those of modern crayfish worms, leechlike animals that cling symbiotically to freshwater organisms.
New York Times(Jul 17, 2015)
Even more surprisingly, the sperm cells appeared strangely similar to those of present-day, leechlike worms called Branchiobdellids.
Science Magazine(Jul 14, 2015)
I discovered that to achieve perfect personal silence all I had to do was to attach myself leechlike to sound.
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings(1969)
adj of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
his indolent leechlike existence
Syn
bloodsucking, parasitic, parasitical
dependent
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
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