parasite; exploiter; freeloader
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
parasite; organism living on or in a host organism
Refers to organisms like fleas, lice, tapeworms, and roundworms that obtain nutrients from a host, often causing disease.
Huí蛔
chóng虫
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
cháng肠
dào道
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
。
Roundworms are a common type of intestinal parasite.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
huì会
chuán传
rǎn染
yán严
zhòng重
de的
jí疾
bìng病
。
This parasite can transmit serious diseases.
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Tiào跳
zao蚤
hé和
shī虱
zi子
dōu都
shì是
jì寄
shēng生
zài在
dòng动
wù物
tǐ体
biǎo表
de的
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
。
Fleas and lice are both parasites that live on the surface of animals.
noun
parasite; exploiter; person living off others' labor without working
derogatoryA derogatory metaphor comparing lazy exploiters to biological parasites. Often used in political or social criticism.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiāo消
miè灭
bō剥
xuē削
jiē阶
jí级
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
。
We must eliminate the parasites of the exploiting classes.
Tā他
xiàng像
gè个
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
yī一
yàng样
，
zhī只
zhī知
dào道
xiàng向
fù父
mǔ母
yào要
qián钱
。
He is like a parasite, only knowing how to ask his parents for money.
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Lǎn懒
duò惰
de的
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
zhōng终
jiāng将
bèi被
shè社
huì会
táo淘
tài汰
。
Lazy parasites will eventually be eliminated by society.