parasite
英 [ˈpærəsaɪt] 美 [ˈpærəˌsaɪt]

n.

寄生物，寄生虫；食客；寄生植物；天线反射器

变形

复数：parasites

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]寄生物 animal (e.g. a flea, louse) or plant (e.g. mistletoe) that lives on or in another
2. [C]靠他人为生的人 person who lives off others and gives nothing in return

英英释义

parasite[ 'pærəsait ]

• n.
  • an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
  • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

    同义词：leechspongesponger

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Rupture of the parasite may result in anaphylaxis.
   寄生虫的碎裂可能导致过敏反应。
2. These flies carry a dangerous parasite.
   这些苍蝇携带一种危险的寄生虫。
3. The parasite's host could be any bird.
   该寄生生物的宿主可以是任何鸟类。
4. The result is a repeated signal, and a new limb forms in addition to the one to which the parasite attached itself.
   这样的结果将是一种持续的讯号，而一种被寄生生物附著在肢体上所产生的新的生长型态将应运而生。
5. The host is not always injured by association with a parasite.
   主人与食客结交并不一定会吃亏。
6. She was essentially feminine, in other words, a parasite and a chalice.
   她在本质上是个女人，换句话说，是一个食客和一只酒杯。

权威例句

Models of parasite virulence.
Selfish DNA: the ultimate parasite
Sex versus Non-Sex versus Parasite
The Genome of the Kinetoplastid Parasite, Leishmania major
Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology.
Regulation and Stability of Host-Parasite Population Interactions: I. Regulatory Processes
Immunogenicity of Whole-Parasite Vaccines against Plasmodium falciparum Involves Malarial Hemozoin and Host TLR9
Discovery of gene function by expression profiling of the malaria parasite life cycle.