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　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

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

• Previous studies of interactions between parasitic worms and the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have come to varying conclusions.
  此前关于寄生虫和恶性疟原虫之间相互作用的研究得出了迥异的结果。
• Epidemics are a kind of disease which are caused by the parasite, and can spread among a population.
  流行病是由寄生物所引起的，能在人群中相互传播的疾病。
• Plasmodium vivax, the worlds most common malaria parasite, now infects people previously considered to be resistant.
  间日疟原虫是世上最常见的疟疾寄生虫，现在，这种寄生虫也会感染那些之前被认为抗疟疾病的人。
• 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。
• Take your pet to the veterinarian for any needed shots and a parasite check.
  带你的宠物到兽医任何需要拍摄和寄生虫检查。
• Mosquitoes pick up the malaria parasite by sucking blood from an infected person.
  蚊子在从感染了疟疾的人身上吸血时吸入了寄生的疟原虫。
• Parasite resistance to anti-malarial medicines and mosquito resistance to insecticides are major threats to achieving global malaria control.
  寄生虫对抗疟疾药品的耐药性和蚊虫对杀虫剂的抗药性是实现全球疟疾控制所面临的主要威胁。
• 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。
• The study is aimed at developing a new vaccine for the East Coast fever parasite.
  这项研究的目的是开发一个新的东海岸热寄生虫疫苗。