noun🔗Share水蛭，蚂蟥 An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis."The doctor used leeches to reduce swelling in the patient's injured finger by drawing out excess blood. "医生用水蛭 (蚂蟥) 来吸出病人受伤手指中的多余血液，以减轻肿胀。animalbiologymedicineorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share寄生虫，吸血鬼. A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.""The unemployed relative who constantly borrows money but never repays it is considered one of the family's leeches." "那个失业的亲戚总是借钱不还，被认为是家里的一个“吸血鬼”。personnegativebusinesseconomysocietymoralcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水蛭 A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum."The old medical kit contained glass leeches, used for drawing blood and relieving swelling. "那个旧的医疗箱里有玻璃水蛭，是用来抽血和消肿的。medicineutensildeviceorganismanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share水蛭吸血疗法，用蛭吸血. To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient."The doctor decided to leech the swelling in the patient's knee. "医生决定用水蛭吸血疗法来吸患者膝盖的肿胀部位。medicinebiologyphysiologyorganismanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share榨取，吸食。 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。economybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share医生，郎中. A physician."In the 1800s, some doctors were known as "leeches" because they often used bloodletting as a treatment. "在19世纪，有些医生被称为“水蛭”（leeches），因为他们经常使用放血疗法作为治疗手段。medicinepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share医生，治疗师. (Heathenry) A healer."In their village, the leeches were respected for their knowledge of herbs and their ability to mend broken bones. "在他们的村庄，医生和治疗师因为他们对草药的知识和他们接续断骨的能力而备受尊敬。religionmythologypersonmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share治病，治疗，医治 To treat, cure or heal."While unconventional and less common in modern English, here's a sentence fitting the requested parameters: "In the old days, doctors would leech patients with bloodletting to try and cure them of their illnesses." "在过去，医生会用放血疗法来给病人治病，试图治好他们的疾病。medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缘边，帆缘。 The vertical edge of a square sail."The sailors adjusted the lines to tighten the leeches of the square sails, making the ship sail faster. "水手们调整绳索，拉紧方帆的帆缘，使船航行得更快。nauticalsailingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share帆脚，后缘。 The aft edge of a triangular sail."The sailor adjusted the tension on the leeches of the mainsail to catch more wind. "水手调整了主帆帆脚的张力，以便兜住更多的风。nauticalsailingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
