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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- parasite
['pærəsaɪt]
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1.
noun
[c]
[lit]
(insect) 寄生虫
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2.
noun
(plant) 寄生植物
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3.
noun
[fig]
(person) 寄生虫
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- parasite
[ˈpærəsaɪt]
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1.
n.[c]
寄生生物，寄生虫，寄生植物
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2.
n.[c]
靠他人为生的人
Collins English-English Dictionary
- parasite
['pærə"saɪt]
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1.
n
an animal or plant that lives in or on another (the host) from which it obtains nourishment. The host does not benefit from the association and is often harmed by it
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2.
n
a person who habitually lives at the expense of others; sponger
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3.
n
(formerly) a sycophant
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C16: via Latin from Greek parasitos one who lives at another's expense, from para-1 + sitos grain
Examples
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a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprotroph
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The host is not always injured by association with a parasite.
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主人与食客结交并不一定会吃亏。
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the definitive form of a parasite
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an obligate parasite cannot live independently of its host
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他总是不找工作，成了家中的伸手派。
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Unable to find a job for quite a long time, he has become a parasite on his family.
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真菌寄生在某些植物中。
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Fungus is a parasite on certain plants.
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