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parasite ☞parasiten. [′pærǝsaɪt] (parasites)
双解释义 1. C 寄生物 animal (e. g. a flea, louse) or plant (e. g. mistletoe) that lives on or in another 2. C 靠他人为生的人 person who lives off others and gives nothing in return 句型例句 The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees. 槲寄生是寄生于树上的植物。 The kind of people live as a parasite on society. 这类人像寄生虫似的靠社会为生。 I don't want to be a parasite. I must earn my own way in life. 我不想做寄生虫，我要自己养活自己。补充资料 ［同义词］ beggar, freeloader, sponger
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