noun🔗Share蚂蟥，水蛭 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. "在湖里游泳的时候，我感觉有只蚂蟥吸在了我的腿上。animalmedicinebiologyanatomyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share吸血鬼，寄生虫 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. "他从来不付午饭钱，简直是个吸血鬼，总是指望朋友们帮他付账。personnegativecharactereconomymoralbusinesshumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水蛭疗法玻璃管 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. "医生用水蛭疗法玻璃管吸出她受伤脚踝肿胀部位的积液。medicineutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share水蛭疗法, 放血疗法 To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient."The doctor leeched the patient to help reduce swelling. "医生用水蛭为病人放血，以帮助减轻肿胀。medicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share榨取， 敲诈 To drain (resources) without giving back."Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."伯特从论坛上榨取了数百个文件，却从未上传任何东西作为回报。economybusinessfinancevaluemoralinhumannegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share医生，郎中 A physician."The leech prescribed antibiotics for the student's infected finger. "郎中给那个学生感染的手指开了抗生素。medicinepersonjobhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share医生，治疗师 (Heathenry) A healer."In the Viking village, the villagers trusted Astrid, the leech, to mend their wounds and ease their ailments. "在维京村庄里，村民们信任阿斯特丽德这位医生，她能医治他们的伤口，缓解他们的病痛.religionmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拔罐，放血。 To treat, cure or heal."The doctor will leech the infection from the wound. "医生会用拔罐放血的方法来清除伤口里的感染。medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share帆缘 The vertical edge of a square sail."The sailor adjusted the tension on the leech of the square sail to catch more wind. "水手调整了横帆的帆缘张力，以便更好地兜住风。nauticalsailingtechnicalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share后缘，帆脚。 The aft edge of a triangular sail."The sailor carefully adjusted the leech of the triangular sail to catch the wind. "水手小心地调整三角帆的后缘（帆脚），以便更好地迎风。nauticalsailingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
