noun🔗Share碱沥物，草木灰沥滤物。 A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali."My grandmother used the leaches from her wood stove to make lye soap. "我奶奶用她家烧木头炉子产生的草木灰沥滤物来制作碱性肥皂。chemistrysubstancematerialagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share沥滤桶，浸滤缸 A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc."The pioneer woman carefully prepared her soap by slowly pouring water through the leaches filled with wood ashes. "那位拓荒女性小心翼翼地制作肥皂，她缓慢地将水倒入装满木灰的沥滤桶里。utensilitemmachinebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share凝胶软糖，胶冻甜点。 A jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century."1670 Hannah Woolley The Queen-like Closet, Or, Rich Cabinet https//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen-Like_Closet "To make Leach and to colour it""1670年汉娜·伍利在《女王般的橱柜，或，珍贵的柜子》中写道：“制作凝胶软糖并为其着色”。foodhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share沥滤， 浸滤 To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid."Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil."大雨会将土壤中对植物生长至关重要的矿物质沥滤出来。chemistryprocessscienceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share渗滤，沥滤. To part with soluble constituents by percolation."Rainwater leaches minerals from the soil as it flows through it. "雨水在流经土壤时，会渗滤出土壤中的矿物质。chemistryenvironmentprocessagriculturegeologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水蛭, 蚂蟥 An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis."The doctor used leeches to draw blood from the patient's swollen leg. "医生用水蛭从病人肿胀的腿上吸血。animalbiologymedicineorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share吸血鬼，寄生虫。 A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.""The manager refused to promote anyone, instead hiring his unqualified relatives, whom many saw as leeches draining the company's resources." "这位经理拒绝提拔任何人，反而雇佣了他那些不合格的亲戚，很多人都觉得这些人是吸血鬼，在榨取公司的资源。personcharacterbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水蛭, 蚂蟥. A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum."The old medical book described how doctors once used leaches to draw out the infected blood from a wound. "那本旧医书描述了医生们曾经如何使用水蛭（人工取血器）从伤口中吸出感染的血液。medicinedeviceutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share医生，郎中 A physician."This definition is outdated and archaic. The word "leech" used to refer to a physician. Here's a sentence reflecting that usage: "Back then, folks relied on leeches more than doctors for ailments, hoping their bloodletting would cure disease." "当时，人们生病的时候，更多地依赖郎中，而不是现在的医生，希望放血疗法能治好疾病。medicinepersonjobhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share治疗师，医者。 (Heathenry) A healer."In that small, traditional village, Elara and Bryn were respected leaches, tending to the sick with herbal remedies and ancient healing practices. "在那个传统的小村庄里，艾拉拉和布林是备受尊敬的治疗师，她们用草药和古老的疗法照顾病人。religionmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share帆缘，后缘。 The vertical edge of a square sail."The sailor adjusted the lines attached to the leaches of the square sail to improve its shape and catch more wind. "水手调整了连接在方帆帆缘上的绳索，以改善帆的形状并捕捉更多的风。nauticalsailingtechnicalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share后缘, 三角帆后缘。 The aft edge of a triangular sail."The sailor adjusted the tension on the sailboat's leaches to improve its speed and efficiency. "水手调整了帆船三角帆后缘的张力，以提高船的速度和效率。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
