figurative. The action of preying on another's money, possessions, or other resources; extortion; rapaciousness; sponging.
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > parasitism or sponging (7) bloodsucking1583 figurative. The action of preying on another's money, possessions, or other resources; extortion; rapaciousness; sponging. parasitism1611 The state or condition of being a parasite (parasite, n. 1a); the practice of living on or at the expense of another person, or of society… parasitry1663 The behaviour of a parasite; sycophancy. sponging1677 The action of living parasitically on others. sponge1693 The act of living parasitically on others. parasiticalness1727 freeloading1937 The action of freeload, v.; sponging, scrounging. |
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