parasites

英 [ˈpærəsaɪts]

美 [ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts]

n. 寄生生物; 寄生虫; 寄生植物; 依赖他人过活者
parasite的复数

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.

Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites.
疟疾是由疟原虫属寄生虫所致。
Medical research has found that pets carry many parasites and spread viruses.
医学研究发现，宠物携带许多寄生虫和传播病毒。
You've all become parasites to murderers.
你们都已经变成了杀人犯身上的寄生虫了。
Actually, malaria parasites can be found as far north as alaska-at least in birds.
实际上，在北方遥远的阿拉斯加州也能发现疟疾寄生虫至少曾在鸟类身上发现过。
Droughts, viruses, bacteria and parasites are all painfully natural.
旱灾、病毒、细菌和寄生虫，全是给人类造成痛苦的自然物。
During the chronic phase, the parasites are hidden mainly in the heart and digestive muscle.
在慢性期，寄生虫主要隐藏在心脏和消化道的肌肉中。
As a result, the parasites stopped reproducing.
结果，寄生虫停止了繁殖。
Prevent transmission of artemisinin-tolerant malaria parasites through mosquito control and personal protection;
通过蚊虫控制和个人防护，防止耐青蒿素疟原虫的传播；
Corn is attacked by a number of plant parasites and insect pests.
玉米受到一些植物寄生虫和虫害的侵害。
This is unusual, says Wilson, because parasites normally hide from the host immune system.
Wilson说，这是很不寻常的，因为通常寄生虫要躲避宿主的免疫系统。