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parasite
UK ['pær.ə.saɪt] US ['per-] noun countable
■an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it 寄生生物；寄生动物；寄生植物•The older drugs didn't deal effectively with the malaria parasite.以前的药物不能有效对付引起疟疾的寄生虫。 ■disapproving
■a person who is lazy and lives by other people working, giving them money, etc 靠他人为生者，寄生虫•Financial speculators are parasites upon the national economy.金融投机者是国民经济的寄生虫。 |