leeches

英 [ˈliːtʃɪz]

美 [ˈlitʃɪz]

n.  水蛭; 蚂蟥; 依赖他人钱财者; 攫取他人收益者; 寄生虫
leech的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 水蛭；蚂蟥
  Aleechis a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed by attaching themselves to other animals and sucking their blood.
• N-COUNT 吸血鬼；寄生虫
  If you describe someone as aleech, you disapprove of them because they deliberately depend on other people, often making money out of them.
  1. They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
     他们只不过是一帮伸手向人要这要那的寄生虫！

双语例句

• So the leeches used to connect Paul to the alley.
  之前水蛭可以证明保罗在后巷。
• The next morning we set forth at first light, with leg guards to protect us from leeches.
  第二天清晨，曙色微明我们就出发了，大家都绑了护腿以防水蛭。
• In yet another scenario, an increase in amphibian predators, such as fish, leeches or turtles, may create more deformities by biting off tadpole limbs.
  还有其他的状况，如鱼、蛭或乌龟，有可能咬掉蝌蚪的腿，造成更多种形态的损伤。
• Please don't throw me to the leeches.
  求你别把我扔进水蛭群里。
• The pond was full of leeches.
  池塘里满是水蛭。
• Don't be one of the leeches, buy me a beer.
  别当伸手党，给我买杯啤酒吧。
• Fact: in their pursuit of beauty, women in some ancient cultures used toxic chemicals, such as arsenic, lead, mercury, and leeches to make their faces paler.
  小常识：在人们追逐美丽的时候，有些古代文化中的女人使用有毒化学品，例如砒霜，铅，水银和水蛭来使她们的脸庞看上去白皙美丽。
• He was eaten by leeches.
  他是被食人水蛭吃掉的。
• These leeches, which were our inseparable companions during our sojourn in the Le country, seem to be peculiar to this part of the island.
  这些蚂蝗是我们在黎区逗留时形影不离的伙伴，它们似乎是海南岛特有的品种。
• Leeches attach themselves to other creatures and suck their blood.
  它们寄生在别的生物体内，以吸食血液为生。