leech
US
UK leech n: (bloodsucking creature)
SC 水蛭 shuǐ zhì
Tyler found a leech stuck to his leg after he waded in the pond.
泰勒在池塘中蹚水后，发现自己腿上有一只水蛭。
leech n: figurative, pejorative (person who lives off others) (比喻)
SC 吸血鬼 xī xuè guǐ
SC 寄生虫 xī xuè guǐ，jì shēng chóng
TC 寄生蟲
TC 寄生蟲
Shauna is a leech; she always gets other people to pay for her things.
肖娜是个寄生虫，总让别人给她掏钱买东西。
leech [sb] vtr: (draw blood from [sb] with leeches)
SC 用水蛭给…吸血
The doctor leeched the patient to help thin his blood.
leech off [sb] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (scrounge from [sb] else) (比喻)
SC 吸…的血，从…身上榨取
Martin doesn't have a job; he leeches off his parents and brother.
leech [sth] off [sb] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (obtain [sth] from [sb] else)
SC 从…处搞到
Trevor leeched a few dollars off his friend so that he could buy some ice cream.