leech
leech1
noun
like a leech
leech2
noun
leech3
noun
noun
- an aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers at both ends. Many species are bloodsucking parasites, especially of vertebrates, and others are predators
水蛭。 参见 medicinal leech - Class Hirudinea: many species
蛭纲，多种 参见 medicinal leech - a person who extorts profit from or sponges on others
榨取利润者，寄生者
they are leeches feeding off the hard-working majority.
他们是依靠劳苦大众生活的寄生者。
- [no obj.](leech on/off)habitually exploit or rely on
剥削；依附于
he's leeching off the abilities of others.
他依靠别人的能力。
like a leech
- persistently or clingingly present
钉住不放； 纠缠不休
he's been hanging around Caroline like a leech.
他缠住卡罗琳不放。
- Old English lǣce, lȳce; related to Middle Dutch lake, lieke
leech2
noun
- (archaic)a doctor or healer
(古)医生
- Old English lǣce, of Germanic origin
leech3
noun
- (Sailing)the after or leeward edge of a fore-and-aft sail, the leeward edge of a spinnaker, or a vertical edge of a square sail
(航海)纵帆下风缘；横帆两侧边缘
- late 15th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish lik, Danish lig, denoting a rope sewn round the edge of a sail to stop the canvas tearing
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