leeches

英 [ˈliːtʃɪz]

美 [ˈlitʃɪz]

n.  水蛭; 蚂蟥; 依赖他人钱财者; 攫取他人收益者; 寄生虫
leech的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 水蛭；蚂蟥
  Aleechis a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed by attaching themselves to other animals and sucking their blood.
• N-COUNT 吸血鬼；寄生虫
  If you describe someone as aleech, you disapprove of them because they deliberately depend on other people, often making money out of them.
  1. They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
     他们只不过是一帮伸手向人要这要那的寄生虫！

双语例句

• He was eaten by leeches.
  他是被食人水蛭吃掉的。
• Leeches and mosquitoes are bloodsuckers.
  水蛭和蚊子都是吸血动物。
• From cow brains and human placenta creams to ice chambers and leeches, there's nothing celebrities won't try.
  从牛脑、胎盘膏到冰室疗法、水蛭疗法，没什么是他们不敢尝试的。
• The usurers are leeches; they have drained us dry.
  高利贷者是吸血鬼，他们吸干了我们的血汗。
• The pond was full of leeches.
  池塘里满是水蛭。
• The next morning we set forth at first light, with leg guards to protect us from leeches.
  第二天清晨，曙色微明我们就出发了，大家都绑了护腿以防水蛭。
• The leeches took my husband too.
  我丈夫也是被食人水蛭咬死的。
• I still get a little squeamish around leeches.
  我对这些水蛭还是有些排斥。
• The kids clung to any passing person like leeches, demanding attention.
  孩子们像水蛭一样紧紧盯住每一个过往的人以受到注意。
• Don't be one of the leeches, buy me a beer.
  别当伸手党，给我买杯啤酒吧。