par·a·site

noun

/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 Examples
- 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
Topics Health problemsc1, Biologyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- common
- dangerous
- deadly
- …
verb + parasite
- carry
- have
- pick up
- …
parasite + verb
- infect somebody/something
- cause something
(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。

Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person) eating at another's table’, from para- ‘alongside’ + sitos ‘food’.

单词	parasite
释义	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 Examples 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 Topics Health problemsc1, Biologyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective common dangerous deadly … verb + parasite carry have pick up … parasite + verb infect somebody/something cause something (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。 Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person) eating at another's table’, from para- ‘alongside’ + sitos ‘food’.
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