parasite

英 [ˈpærəsaɪt]

美 [ˈpærəsaɪt]

n.  寄生生物; 寄生虫; 寄生植物; 依赖他人过活者

复数：parasites　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.7277 / COCA.8481

牛津词典

noun

• 寄生生物；寄生虫；寄生植物
  a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it
• 寄生虫；依赖他人过活者
  a person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back

柯林斯词典

• 寄生虫；寄生物
  Aparasiteis a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it.
• 不劳而获者；寄生虫
  If you disapprove of someone because you think that they get money or other things from other people but do not do anything in return, you can call them aparasite.

英英释义

noun

• an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)
• a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
  Synonym:leechspongesponger

双语例句

• One of the ways the parasite spreads is through fecal matter.
  寄生虫传播的一种方式是通过排泄物。
• The lazy man was a parasite on his family.
  那懒汉是家里的寄生虫。
• Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes.
  疟疾由一种叫作疟原虫的寄生虫引起，通过受感染蚊子的叮咬传播。
• Mosquitoes pick up the malaria parasite by sucking blood from an infected person.
  蚊子在从感染了疟疾的人身上吸血时吸入了寄生的疟原虫。
• Take your pet to the veterinarian for any needed shots and a parasite check.
  带你的宠物到兽医任何需要拍摄和寄生虫检查。
• She was essentially feminine, in other words, a parasite and a chalice.
  她在本质上是个女人，换句话说，是一个食客和一只酒杯。
• The kind of people live as a parasite on society.
  这类人像寄生虫似的靠社会为生。
• The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.
  槲寄生是寄生于树上的植物。
• Chinese scientists have identified a group of proteins that may help the schistosomiasis parasite survive host attacks.
  中国科学家鉴定出了一组血吸虫蛋白质，它们能帮助这种寄生虫逃避宿主的免疫攻击。
• Our research uncovered a critical pathway the parasite uses to survive the journey from one host cell to another.
  我们的研究揭示了一个重要的途径，寄生虫用一个幸存旅行从一个宿主细胞到另一个宿主细胞。