bloodsucker

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blood·suck·er /ˈblʌdˌsʌkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. HBIa creature that sucks blood from the bodies of other animals 吸血动物；吸血虫2. informalBAD PERSON someone who always uses other people’s money or help – used to show disapproval 吸血鬼，剥削者〔含贬义〕

Examples from the Corpus

bloodsucker• Many are bloodsuckers, often of fish or amphibians.• To help keep these bold bloodsuckers at bay we rubbed wet salt on our boots.

blood·suck·er nounChineseSyllable  

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bloodsucker
blood‧suck‧er /ˈblʌdˌsʌkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. a creature that sucks blood from the bodies of other animals
2. informal someone who always uses other people’s money or help – used in order to show disapproval

blood·suckerBrE /ˈblʌdsʌkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblʌdsʌkər/ 🔊 nounan animal or insect that sucks blood from people or animals 吸血动物(informal, disapproving) a person who takes advantage of other people in order to gain financial benefit 敲诈勒索者；吸血鬼▸ blood·suck·ing BrE /ˈblʌdsʌkɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblʌdsʌkɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] ◆bloodsucking insects吸血昆虫◆(disapproving) bloodsucking lawyers敲诈勒索的律师