| 释义 |
vampire/ˈvæmpaiə/n. 1 a reanimated corpse supposed to leave its grave at night to suck the blood of persons sleeping 吸血鬼(传说在夜间离开坟墓去吸人血) 2 a person who preys ruthlessly on others 无情掠夺者；敲诈勒索者；高利贷者 3 (in full 全称 vampire bat) any tropical (esp. S. American) bat of the family Desmodontidae, with incisors for piercing flesh and feeding on blood (热带地区，尤指南美的)吸血蝠 4 Theatr. a small spring trapdoor used for sudden disappearances 【戏】(指演员可由此突然消失的)活板门 □ vampiric /-ˈpirik/ adj.[French vampire or German Vampir from Hungarian vampir, perhaps from Turkish uber ‘witch’] |