| 单词 | leech |
| 释义 | leech 1. n. 1. any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, a bloodsucking parasite of vertebrates formerly much used medicinally. 2. a person who extorts profit from or sponges on others. Phrases and idioms like a leech persistently or clingingly present. Etymology: OE l{aelig}ce, assim. to LEECH(2) 2. n. archaic or joc. a physician; a healer. Etymology: OE l{aelig}ce f. Gmc 3. n. 1. a perpendicular or sloping side of a square sail. 2. the side of a fore-and-aft sail away from the mast or stay. Etymology: ME, perh. rel. to ON lik, a nautical term of uncert. meaning |
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