vampire

vampire
[ˈvampʌɪə]
noun

a corpse supposed, in European folklore, to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living by biting their necks with long pointed canine teeth
吸血鬼（欧洲民谣中的成精人尸，夜间离开坟墓用尖长牙齿从人颈部吸血）
■(figurative)a person who preys ruthlessly on others
(喻)无情掠夺者；高利贷者
the protectionist vampires in the Congress.
国会中极端保护主义者。
(亦作 vampire bat)a small bat that feeds on the blood of mammals or birds using its two sharp incisor teeth and anticoagulant saliva, found mainly in tropical America
吸血蝙蝠。参见 false vampire
Family Desmodontidae (or Phyllostomidae): three species, in particular the common vampire (Desmodus rotundus)
吸血蝠科（或叶口蝠科）：３种，尤指吸血鬼蝙蝠（拉丁语名Desmodus rotundus）
(亦作 vampire trap)(Theatre)a small spring trapdoor used for sudden disappearances from a stage
(戏剧)（舞台）活板门（演员可由此突然消失）

派生
vampiric
[-ˈpɪrɪk]
adjective
语源

mid 18th cent.: from French, from Hungarian vampir, perhaps from Turkish uber 'witch'

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