parasite
英 [ˈpærəsaɪt]
美 [ˈpærəsaɪt]
n. 寄生生物; 寄生虫; 寄生植物; 依赖他人过活者
复数：parasites
Collins.1 / BNC.7277 / COCA.8481
牛津词典
noun
- 寄生生物；寄生虫；寄生植物
a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it - 寄生虫；依赖他人过活者
a person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back
柯林斯词典
- 寄生虫；寄生物
Aparasiteis a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it. - 不劳而获者；寄生虫
If you disapprove of someone because you think that they get money or other things from other people but do not do anything in return, you can call them aparasite.
英英释义
noun
- an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
双语例句
- Plasmodium vivax, the worlds most common malaria parasite, now infects people previously considered to be resistant.
间日疟原虫是世上最常见的疟疾寄生虫，现在，这种寄生虫也会感染那些之前被认为抗疟疾病的人。 - Epidemics are a kind of disease which are caused by the parasite, and can spread among a population.
流行病是由寄生物所引起的，能在人群中相互传播的疾病。 - Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes.
疟疾由一种叫作疟原虫的寄生虫引起，通过受感染蚊子的叮咬传播。 - Plowe and colleagues looked at a specific parasite protein, MSP-119, used in malaria vaccines.
Plowe和他的同事研究了疟疾疫苗中使用的一种特殊蛋白MSP-119。 - She was essentially feminine, in other words, a parasite and a chalice.
她在本质上是个女人，换句话说，是一个食客和一只酒杯。 - The study is aimed at developing a new vaccine for the East Coast fever parasite.
这项研究的目的是开发一个新的东海岸热寄生虫疫苗。 - Chinese scientists have identified a group of proteins that may help the schistosomiasis parasite survive host attacks.
中国科学家鉴定出了一组血吸虫蛋白质，它们能帮助这种寄生虫逃避宿主的免疫攻击。 - Winds and rain spread the parasite.
风和雨都能传播寄生虫。 - The scientists in the United States centered their work on the parasite that causes Texas cattle fever.
美国科学家将工作重点放到了引起德克萨斯州牛发烧的寄生虫上。 - The host of this parasite is the first domestic cats from the faeces of cats found in Toxoplasma gondii.
这种寄生虫最初的寄主是家猫，可以从猫类的粪便中找到弓形虫。