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。