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　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

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
  Synonym:leechspongesponger

双语例句

• Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that can infect aves 、 mammal and human beings.
  弓形虫是一种全球性分布的寄生原虫，可感染鸟类、哺乳动物和人。
• Take your pet to the veterinarian for any needed shots and a parasite check.
  带你的宠物到兽医任何需要拍摄和寄生虫检查。
• 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。
• Mosquitoes pick up the malaria parasite by sucking blood from an infected person.
  蚊子在从感染了疟疾的人身上吸血时吸入了寄生的疟原虫。
• The animals become infected when they get bitten by ticks carrying the parasite that causes the disease.
  当牛被携带了可以导致该疾病的寄生虫的蜱虫叮咬后就会感染。
• 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。
• One of the ways the parasite spreads is through fecal matter.
  寄生虫传播的一种方式是通过排泄物。
• Winds and rain spread the parasite.
  风和雨都能传播寄生虫。
• The insect can carry a parasite that infects the central nervous system.
  其携带的寄生虫能感染中枢神经系统。
• Malaria is caused by a parasite spread through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
  疟疾由寄生虫引起，通过蚊虫叮咬传播的。