parasite
/ˈpærəsaɪt/VCE📚 8638 1考研托福雅思A parasite is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it. 寄生虫; 寄生植物
noun [专属名词]寄生植物（或动物），寄生虫；不劳而获者，依赖他人过活者
One of the ways the parasite spreads is through faecal matter.
寄生物传播的方式之一就是透过排泄物。
para(旁边) + site(食物) → 在…旁边攫取食物 → 寄生虫
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- Kangaroos harbour a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。
- ...a parasite, who produced nothing but lived on the work of others. …一个什么都不做而靠他人的劳动为生的寄生虫。
- Schistosomiasis is diagnosed through the detection of parasite eggs in stool or urine specimens. 血吸虫病的诊断方法是，检测粪便或尿液标本中寄生虫卵。
- An example of a parasite is a tapeworm that lives inside the intestines of a larger animal and absorbs nutrients from its host. 寄生虫的一个典例是绦虫，它生活在更大的动物的肠道内，从宿主那里吸收营养。