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　

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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

• 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。
• Our research uncovered a critical pathway the parasite uses to survive the journey from one host cell to another.
  我们的研究揭示了一个重要的途径，寄生虫用一个幸存旅行从一个宿主细胞到另一个宿主细胞。
• 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。
• This meeting is the only international meeting that addresses the development of drugs to treat and prevent parasite infections.
  这次会议是唯一的一个国际会议，解决了一药物的发展，以治疗或预防寄生虫感染。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• But parasite and toxin in the soil also can cause fatal influence to the human body.
  不过，泥土中的寄生虫和毒素也会对-人体产生致命影响。
• Winds and rain spread the parasite.
  风和雨都能传播寄生虫。