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单词 parasitism
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Definition of parasitism in English:

parasitism

noun ˈparəsɪtɪz(ə)m
mass noun
  • 1The practice of living as a parasite on or with another animal or organism.

    the study of nest parasitism by cuckoos
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Choosing extensively forested landscapes should lead to reduced levels of nest predation and brood parasitism for songbirds.
    • Scientists observed virtually no springtime parasitism by wasps of the apple-feeding leaf rollers.
    • These were sites where no spring parasitism by C. florus had been observed.
    • Studies have shown that predation and cowbird parasitism decreases as nests are located farther away from edges and towards forest interiors.
    • This suggests a strong environmental effect on egg parasitism.
    • He found that parasitism of whiteflies by E. formosa was the same under both standard and UV-blocking films.
    • The following May, they observed parasitism of leaf rollers in the apple orchards near the three garden sites.
    • He looked for evidence of wasp parasitism by counting the 'mummies'—the golden, hardened carcasses of aphids that had become homes for wasp larvae.
    • Until recently, the researchers couldn't figure out why the wasp's springtime parasitism rate was very low.
    • These warblers have no known defence against cowbird parasitism.
    1. 1.1 Infestation by a parasite.
      many species are susceptible to fungal parasitism
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If the diagnosis is unclear, an otherwise unexplained elevated immunoglobulin value may be helpful in suggesting allergy or parasitism.
      • A primary gastrointestinal loss of protein or blood is possible in a few cases, as evidenced by intestinal parasitism, colitis, gastric haemorrhage, and melena.
      • The ability of leptospires to persist in mammalian renal tubules reflects a highly evolved form of parasitism.
      • After the end of chemotherapy, an increase of parasitism was detected.
      • Both clinical entities may be associated with previous acute parasitism.
      • Examples of the consequences of parasitism include anemia, allergic reactions, obstruction of blood vessels, induction of cancer, blindness, and diarrhea.
      • Parasitism, inflammatory bowel disease, and food allergies are among the medical conditions that could contribute to this behavior.
      • Experts hypothesize that the decreasing frequency of parasitism has left the immune system susceptible to producing allergic responses.
      • Clams in category 5 were probably killed by physical stress, disease, or parasitism.
      • Aside from parasitism, the only other mortality I observed was due to hatching failure.
  • 2derogatory Habitual reliance on or exploitation of others.

    billionaires whose wealth is bound up with parasitism, corruption and criminality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This investor confidence underscores the symbiotic relationship between financial parasitism and militarism.
    • We now get a glimpse into the reactionary politics, racism, and social parasitism of his mayoral administration.
    • The performance of so-called e-commerce firms highlights the parasitism of the upper layers of corporate management.
    • Men may well have envied the social and economic parasitism of middle-class femininity, despite the Victorians' idealization of home life.
    • Unprecedented levels of luxury and parasitism for the privileged few exists alongside the most appalling growth of poverty among the vast majority of the world's people.
    • The great world economic crisis of the early 1930s threatened the wealth that sustained such parasitism.
    • Parasitism and criminality have become rampant in our corporate circles.
    • One major factor contributing to the company's decline is the high degree of parasitism practiced by the auto executives and big investors.
    • His social layer owes its social prominence to the ruthless assault on the working class and a staggering growth in corruption and parasitism.
    • The stock market boom was based to a considerable extent on speculative capital, parasitism, and outright swindling.

Definition of parasitism in US English:

parasitism

noun
  • 1The practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.

    the study of nest parasitism by cuckoos
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These warblers have no known defence against cowbird parasitism.
    • This suggests a strong environmental effect on egg parasitism.
    • Studies have shown that predation and cowbird parasitism decreases as nests are located farther away from edges and towards forest interiors.
    • Scientists observed virtually no springtime parasitism by wasps of the apple-feeding leaf rollers.
    • He looked for evidence of wasp parasitism by counting the 'mummies'—the golden, hardened carcasses of aphids that had become homes for wasp larvae.
    • Until recently, the researchers couldn't figure out why the wasp's springtime parasitism rate was very low.
    • These were sites where no spring parasitism by C. florus had been observed.
    • Choosing extensively forested landscapes should lead to reduced levels of nest predation and brood parasitism for songbirds.
    • He found that parasitism of whiteflies by E. formosa was the same under both standard and UV-blocking films.
    • The following May, they observed parasitism of leaf rollers in the apple orchards near the three garden sites.
    1. 1.1 Infestation by a parasite.
      many species are susceptible to fungal parasitism
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Examples of the consequences of parasitism include anemia, allergic reactions, obstruction of blood vessels, induction of cancer, blindness, and diarrhea.
      • Parasitism, inflammatory bowel disease, and food allergies are among the medical conditions that could contribute to this behavior.
      • After the end of chemotherapy, an increase of parasitism was detected.
      • If the diagnosis is unclear, an otherwise unexplained elevated immunoglobulin value may be helpful in suggesting allergy or parasitism.
      • Both clinical entities may be associated with previous acute parasitism.
      • Experts hypothesize that the decreasing frequency of parasitism has left the immune system susceptible to producing allergic responses.
      • Aside from parasitism, the only other mortality I observed was due to hatching failure.
      • The ability of leptospires to persist in mammalian renal tubules reflects a highly evolved form of parasitism.
      • Clams in category 5 were probably killed by physical stress, disease, or parasitism.
      • A primary gastrointestinal loss of protein or blood is possible in a few cases, as evidenced by intestinal parasitism, colitis, gastric haemorrhage, and melena.
  • 2derogatory Habitual reliance on or exploitation of others.

    billionaires whose wealth is bound up with parasitism, corruption and criminality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unprecedented levels of luxury and parasitism for the privileged few exists alongside the most appalling growth of poverty among the vast majority of the world's people.
    • The great world economic crisis of the early 1930s threatened the wealth that sustained such parasitism.
    • This investor confidence underscores the symbiotic relationship between financial parasitism and militarism.
    • The performance of so-called e-commerce firms highlights the parasitism of the upper layers of corporate management.
    • We now get a glimpse into the reactionary politics, racism, and social parasitism of his mayoral administration.
    • Men may well have envied the social and economic parasitism of middle-class femininity, despite the Victorians' idealization of home life.
    • The stock market boom was based to a considerable extent on speculative capital, parasitism, and outright swindling.
    • Parasitism and criminality have become rampant in our corporate circles.
    • His social layer owes its social prominence to the ruthless assault on the working class and a staggering growth in corruption and parasitism.
    • One major factor contributing to the company's decline is the high degree of parasitism practiced by the auto executives and big investors.
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