par·a·site
noun/ˈpærəsaɪt/
/ˈpærəsaɪt/
- a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it
寄生物；寄生植物；寄生虫 - fleas, lice and other parasites
跳蚤、虱子和其他寄生虫 - an intestinal parasite of cattle
牛肠道寄生虫
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc1, Biologyc1- These flies carry a dangerous parasite.
这些苍蝇携带有危险的寄生虫。 - Your contaminated fingers can transmit the parasite to many surfaces.
你受污染的手指会向许多物体表面传播寄生虫。 - the parasite that causes malaria
引发疟疾的寄生虫
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- dangerous
- deadly
- …
- carry
- have
- pick up
- …
- infect somebody/something
- cause something
- fleas, lice and other parasites
- (disapproving) a person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back
寄生虫；依赖他人过活者 - He regards students as parasites on society.
他把学生视为社会的寄生虫。
- He regards students as parasites on society.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person) eating at another's table’, from para- ‘alongside’ + sitos ‘food’.