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leech /liːtʃ/ noun [countableC] → leach1. HBa small soft creature that fixes itself to the skin of animals in order to drink their blood 蚂蟥，水蛭
2 USE A PERSONsomeone who takes advantage of other people by taking their money, food etc 依赖他人生活的人，寄生虫，占他人便宜者 → parasite The family began to see him as a leech. 家人开始当他是个寄生虫。