| 单词 | leech |
| 释义 | Word Frequency leech 1(liːtʃ) noun 1. any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, which have a sucker at each end of the body and feed on the blood or tissues of other animals See also horseleech, medicinal leech 2. a person who clings to or preys on another person 3. a. an archaic word for physician b. (in combination) leechcraft 4. cling like a leech verb 5. (transitive) to use leeches to suck the blood of (a person), as a method of medical treatment Derived forms leechlike (ˈleechˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English lǣce, lœce; related to Middle Dutch liekeWord Frequency leech 2 or leach (liːtʃ) noun nautical the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail or either of the vertical edges of a squaresail Word origin C15: of Germanic origin; compare Dutch lijk |
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