parasites
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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寄生虫；寄生物
A parasite is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it.
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不劳而获者；寄生虫
If you disapprove of someone because you think that they get money or other things from other people but do not do anything in return, you can call them a parasite .