名詞 leech:

1. carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
   同義詞：bloodsucker, hirudinean
2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
   同義詞：parasite, sponge, sponger

動(dòng)詞 leech:

1. draw blood
   同義詞：bleed, phlebotomize, phlebotomise

1. One of several small ropes attached to the leech of a sail for drawing the sail in or up.
   卷帆索系在帆的垂緣上以將帆張開或收下的一些小繩的一條
2. An animal, such as a leech, that sucks blood.
   吸血?jiǎng)游镂膭?dòng)物，例如螞蟥
3. The leech hangs about other people hoping to obtain money.
   那個(gè)吸血鬼依附于他人希望獲得錢財(cái)。
4. A leech is a small blood-sucking worm and usually lives in water.
   水蛭是一種小型吸血蟲，通常生活在水中。

leech

n.（名詞）
Any of various chiefly aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous annelid worms of the class Hirudinea, of which one species(Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly used by physicians to bleed patients.
水蛭，螞蟥，歐洲醫(yī)蛭：蛭綱環(huán)節(jié)幼物中幾種主要水生吸血或食肉環(huán)節(jié)蠕蟲中的一種，其中的（歐洲醫(yī)蛭） 過去曾被醫(yī)生用于為病人放血
One that preys on or clings to another; a parasite.
吸血鬼，寄生蟲，食客：寄生于他人或粘著于他人的人；寄生蟲
Archaic A physician.
【古語(yǔ)】 醫(yī)生
v.（動(dòng)詞）
leeched,leech.ing,leech.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To bleed with leeches.
用水蛭給…放血
To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.
榨取脂膏或耗盡資源
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To attach oneself to another in the manner of a leech.
以寄生的方式依附并榨取他人

來源：
Middle English leche [physician, leech]
中古英語(yǔ) leche [醫(yī)生，水蛭]
from Old English lôce * see leg-
源自 古英語(yǔ) lôce *參見 leg-

leech
leech 2

n.Nautical （名詞）【航?！?/i>
Either vertical edge of a square sail.
垂直帆緣：橫帆的任何一個(gè)垂直帆緣
The after edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
縱帆的后帆緣，后緣

來源：
Middle English leche
中古英語(yǔ) leche
probably from Middle Low German lok [leech line] * see leig-
可能源自 中古低地德語(yǔ) lok [帆緣線] *參見 leig-