a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it 寄生物；寄生植物；寄生虫 fleas, lice and other parasites 跳蚤、虱子和其他寄生虫 an intestinal parasite of cattle 牛的肠道寄生虫
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1, Biologyc1These flies carry a dangerous parasite. 这些苍蝇携带有危险的寄生虫。 Your contaminated fingers can transmit the parasite to many surfaces. 你受污染的手指会向许多物体表面传播寄生虫。 the parasite that causes malaria 引发疟疾的寄生虫
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- dangerous
- deadly
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- carry
- have
- pick up
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- infect somebody/something
- cause something
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a person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back 寄生虫；依赖他人过活者 He regards students as parasites on society. 他认为学生是社会上的寄生虫。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person) eating at another's table’, from para- ‘alongside’ + sitos ‘food’.