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leeching

/leech/US // litʃ //UK // (liːtʃ) //

吸食,勒索,沥水,沥血

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
    • : a person who clings to another for personal gain, especially without giving anything in return, and usually with the implication or effect of exhausting the other's resources; parasite.
    • : Archaic. an instrument used for drawing blood.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to apply leeches to, so as to bleed.
    • : to cling to and feed upon or drain, as a leech: His relatives leeched him until his entire fortune was exhausted.
    • : Archaic. to cure; heal.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to hang on to a person in the manner of a leech: She leeched on to him for dear life.

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Examples

  • Improper burial, Dove says, could mean that harmful bacteria are leeching into the waterways.

  • And not just in our air or leeching into our ocean, but potentially showing up on our plate.

  • In the second category are those instruments associated with leeching and cupping.

  • Cupping and leeching were less frequently practiced in the medieval period, although general bloodletting retained its popularity.

  • In fact, leeching the internal membranes enjoyed quite a vogue in the early nineteenth century.

  • Broussais offered the following explanation for the effectiveness of leeching.

  • Then Leeching, after loading his pistol, went to work with his comrade for an hour or so.