| 释义 |
leech1/li:tʃ/n. 1 any aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, a bloodsucking parasite of vertebrates formerly much used medically 水蛭，蚂蟥(尤指欧洲医蛭) 2 a person who extorts profit from or sponges on others 重利盘剥者；吸血鬼 □ like a leech persistently or clingingly present 缠住不放；坚持不懈 [Old English lœˉce, assimilated to LEECH2] |