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单词 parasitic
释义
parasitic
adjective
uk
/ˌpær.əˈsɪt.ɪk/us
/ˌper.əˈsɪt̬.ɪk/
(alsoparasitical,uk/ˌpær.əˈsɪt.ɪk.əl/us/ˌper.əˈsɪt̬.ɪk.əl/)

parasiticadjective(ORGANISM)

Parasiticorganismsliveon otheranimalsorplantsof a differenttypeandfeedfrom them:
A parasiticbrainwormiskillingmoosein Minnesota.
They havedevelopedmethodstocombatanyfutureoutbreakof this parasiticweed.
Thebeeswereattackedby atinyparasiticalmite.
A parasiticdiseaseiscausedby aparasite(= ananimalorplantthatliveson or in anotheranimalorplantof a differenttypeandfeedsfrom it):
The parasiticdiseasethatcausesthe mostdeathsworldwideismalaria.
There is now aneffectivevaccineagainst the parasiticbronchitisproducedby lungworm incattle.
Thesechemicalslowerthe fish'sresistanceto parasiticaldiseasesandfungi.
More examples
  • Bees are underattackfrom two different parasiticmites.
  • Parasiticwasps,fliesandspidersarenaturalenemiesof thelarvae.
  • Thefastmetabolismofyoungfishmakes them morevulnerabletofatalparasiticinfection.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plants & animals - general words
  • animal kingdom
  • anti-parasitic
  • autotroph
  • biota
  • biped
  • esculent
  • family
  • fauna
  • flora
  • flora and fauna
  • mammalian
  • migrant
  • non-mammalian
  • non-placental
  • omnivore
  • ruminant
  • scavenger
  • secondary consumer
  • songster
  • undomesticated
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Disease & illness - general words

parasiticadjective(PERSON)

disapproving
A parasiticpersonlivesby otherpeopleworking, giving themmoney, etc. :
Welivein aworldwheresocietyisdirectedtosatisfythegreedof atinyparasiticelite.
Footballattractsparasitical advertiserskeentofeedon theexcitementgeneratedby amajortournament.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Laziness and lazy people
  • bludger
  • bone idleidiom
  • bum around
  • CBA
  • clock-watcher
  • indolent
  • indolently
  • layabout
  • lazily
  • laziness
  • lie
  • shiftless
  • shirker
  • skiver
  • slacker
  • slackness
  • time-serving
  • unambitious
  • vegetable
  • work-shy
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parasite
parasitism
(Definition ofparasiticfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
parasitic
adjective
uk
/ˌpær.əˈsɪt.ɪk/us
/ˌper.əˈsɪt̬.ɪk/
(alsoparasitical)
causedby orrelatingto aparasite
由寄生生物引起的，寄生的
a parasiticdisease寄生性疾病
parasiticinsects寄生虫

Examplesofparasitic

parasitic
In someparasitichelminths the phosphatase was studied biochemically as well as histochemically.
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The eighteenth-century state system was neitherparasiticnor a proto bourgeois government in the sense that all social forms were mediated by the market.
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The frequency of aparasiticinfection in a host is at least partially a function of how often the host and parasite contact each other.
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Effective biological control ofparasiticnematodes consists in the preventive reduction of infective stages on pasture.
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Such controversial findings could be explained indirectly as no similar study on theparasitichepatic fibrosis model has been conducted with silymarin.
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However, little is known of the way their numbers are regulated, and their relationship to infection and particularlyparasiticinfection has been largely ignored.
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The holes were the signs of emergence of theparasiticwasp adults.
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However, the most striking feature of the treated animals was the almost complete absence ofparasiticelements within the lung.
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The presence of sewage flowing in the street can be linked to both direct and indirect contact resulting in faeco-orally transmittedparasiticdiseases.
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Finally, grazing animals orparasiticviruses or microorganisms can limit photon interception and use.
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No bacterial orparasiticpathogens were identified in the faecal specimens.
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These derivatives might therefore be considered as new lead compounds for chemotherapeutic agents againstparasiticnematode infections.
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The role of drugs in the control ofparasiticnematode infections : must we do without?
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Potentiation of zinc stress caused byparasiticinfections of snails.
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Little is known about the microsatellites inparasitichelminths.
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