vampire
n. 吸血鬼 [医] 吸血蝙蝠
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A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
吸血鬼
Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.
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A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
非正式 幽默Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth
Somehow I doubt that Kelly will want to go surfing with us — she's such a vampire that she might recoil from the sun, lol!
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A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
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A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
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A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
贬义 比喻emotional vampire
You have to be careful what you tell her, because she's such a vampire for drama.
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A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
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A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.
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Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
美国 政治 军事Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.
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To drain of energy or resources.
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From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь, further possibly from Proto-Turkic *ōpur (“glutton, witch, evil spirit”). Doublet of oupire.
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