音标：[li:tʃ]
n. 水蛭, 吸血鬼, 榨取他人利益的人
vt. 以水蛭吸血
vi. 依附并榨取别人
【医】 水蛭
相关词组:
leech sb white
stick like a leech
在线英汉词典
leech的短语、例句：
leech
n
1 small blood-sucking worm usu living in water and formerly used by doctors to remove blood from sick people 水蛭; 蚂蟥.
2 (fig derog 比喻, 贬) person who hangs about other people hoping to obtain money, food, alcohol, etc 依附於他人希望获得钱、 食物、 酒等的人.
3 (arch or joc 古或谑) doctor 医生.
4 (idm 习语) cling/stick to sb like a `leech stay very close to sb; be difficult for sb to get rid of 依附於某人; 纠缠某人不放.
leech