noun🔗ShareヒルAn aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis."While swimming in the lake, I felt a leech attach itself to my leg. "湖で泳いでいると、ヒルが足に吸い付くのを感じた。animalmedicinebiologyanatomyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareたかり屋, パラサイトA person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion."He never pays for lunch; he's a leech who always expects his friends to cover his bill. "彼はランチ代を払わない。彼はいつも友達に勘定を払わせるたかり屋だ。personnegativecharactereconomymoralbusinesshumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share吸い玉A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum."The doctor used a leech to draw out the fluid from the swelling on her injured ankle. "医者は、負傷した足首の腫れから体液を吸い出すために吸い玉を使用した。medicineutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareヒルを吸血させるTo apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient."The doctor leeched the patient to help reduce swelling. "医者は腫れを軽減するために患者にヒルを吸血させた。medicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareたかる, 吸い上げるTo drain (resources) without giving back."Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."バートはBBSから何百ものファイルをたかったが、何もアップロードしなかった。economybusinessfinancevaluemoralinhumannegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share医者, 医師A physician."The leech prescribed antibiotics for the student's infected finger. "医者は学生の感染した指のために抗生物質を処方しました。medicinepersonjobhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareヒーラー, 治療師(Heathenry) A healer."In the Viking village, the villagers trusted Astrid, the leech, to mend their wounds and ease their ailments. "ヴァイキングの村では、村人たちはアストリッドというヒーラーを信頼し、傷を癒し、病気を和らげてもらっていた。religionmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share治療する、治すTo treat, cure or heal."The doctor will leech the infection from the wound. "医者は傷の感染症を治療します。medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share帆の縦縁The vertical edge of a square sail."The sailor adjusted the tension on the leech of the square sail to catch more wind. "船乗りは、より多くの風を捉えるために、四角帆の縦縁の張力を調整した。nauticalsailingtechnicalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share三角帆の後縁The aft edge of a triangular sail."The sailor carefully adjusted the leech of the triangular sail to catch the wind. "船乗りは風を捉えるために、三角帆の後縁を慎重に調整した。nauticalsailingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
