vampire
/ˈvæmpaɪə(r)/noun
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- a corpse supposed, in European folklore, to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living by biting their necks with long pointed canine teeth吸血鬼（欧洲民间传说中的人尸, 夜间离开坟墓用尖长牙齿从人颈部吸血）。
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- figurative a person who preys ruthlessly on others〈喻〉无情掠夺者, 吸血鬼：
the protectionist vampires in the Congress.
国会中极端保护主义者。
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- （亦作vampire bat）a small bat that feeds on the blood of mammals or birds using its two sharp incisor teeth and anticoagulant saliva, found mainly in tropical America吸血蝙蝠。参见FALSE VAMPIRE.
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- Family Desmodontidae (or Phyllostomidae): three species, in particular the common vampire (Desmodus rotundus).吸血蝠科（或叶口蝠科）：3种, 尤指吸血鬼蝙蝠（拉丁名Desmodus rotundus）。
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- （亦作vampire trap）Theatre a small spring trapdoor used for sudden disappearances from a stage【戏剧】（舞台的）活板门（演员可由此突然消失）。
派生词
vampiric
/-pɪrɪk/ adjective词源
mid 18th cent.: from French, from Hungarian vampir, perhaps from Turkish uber 'witch'.