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单词 parasitize
释义
parasitize
verb[T]
biologyspecialized(UKusuallyparasitise)
uk
/ˈpær.ə.sɪ.taɪz/us
/ˈper.ə.səˌtaɪz/
(of ananimalorplant) toliveon or in anotheranimalorplantof a differenttypeandfeedfrom it :
Thesetinybeetlesparasitize otherinsects.
Theflowersparasitise thegrassandreduceitsvigour.
More examples
  • E. dispar parasitizes thehumanintestinebut does notcauseillness.
  • Resultsshowedsignificantdifferencesbetween parasitized and non-parasitizedlarvae.
  • Somepathogenssuppresstheimmunesystemby parasitisingcellssuch as macrophages and Tcells.
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Plants & animals - general words
  • animal kingdom
  • anti-parasitic
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  • 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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(Definition ofparasitizefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparasitize

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A female was placed on the egg cluster and allowed toparasitize50% of the eggs.
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However, a considerable number of species of this subfamilyparasitizeprepupae and pupae.
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The newborn larvaeparasitizethe muscle cells forming the cyst.
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However, it may be attributed in part, to physiological differences between the salt regulatory systems of the hosts theyparasitize.
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The adult parasitoids that develop from these pupae subsequently locate andparasitizenaturally-occurring fly pupae.
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Multiplication continues until the host cell ruptures when the organisms are released toparasitizefurther cells.
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Each parasitoid was given a maximum time of 20 min to find andparasitizethe nymph.
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Most monogeneans, however,parasitizethe ' skin ', fins or gills of teleosts.
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They oftenparasitizetall trees in evergreen montane forests between 1300 and 3300 m elevation.
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When a female tried toparasitizea whitefly already stung, she was removed gently with a pin.
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The parasitoid species in question bore into the fruit with their ovipositors toparasitizetheir hosts.
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Female wasps were able to locate andparasitizehost caterpillars under the tree bark, and their behaviour did not vary with host accessibility.
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The answer is that we don't entirely bypass commonsense understanding but conceptuallyparasitizeit to transcend it.
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We conclude that both isolates are most likely also avian trypanosomes, however, they mayparasitizebirds other than raptors.
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This is a relatively frequent occurrence despite the complex, multihost life cycles of the trematodes thatparasitizethem.
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