leech
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
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1.
A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
蚂蟥
水蛭
蜈蜞
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2.
A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
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3.
A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
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1.
A physician.
古体1610, Bolton, Armoriesː As if an expert leech must needs be expert in the physicks (that is, in those speculations which concerne the workes of nature) the nearest word to fall with our tongue, yet not farre from the thing, was physitian.
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2.
A healer.
宗教In ancient times runesters were a specialized class separate from that of the witch or ordinary spell caster (much as the other specialists such as the leech or healer and the seithkona were different from a witch), and even today many believe it takes years of training to become adept at using the runes in spell work.
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1.
The vertical edge of a square sail.
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The aft edge of a triangular sail.
航海 交通
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1.
To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
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To drain (resources) without giving back.
比喻 及物Near-synonyms: mooch, suck down
Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.
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To treat, cure or heal.
古体 罕用1564, Accounts of Louth Corporalː Paid for leeching.. my horses very sick.
1566–74, Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotlandː To one man (that) broke his leg in Strivelin … Item to the man that leecheth him.
1850, Blackieː A disease that none may leech.
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词源
From Middle English leche (“blood-sucking worm”), from Old English lǣċe (“blood-sucking worm”), akin to Middle Dutch lāke ("blood-sucking worm"; > modern Dutch laak).
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