"bloodsucker" in Chinese (Simplified)
吸血鬼吸血动物
Definition
“bloodsucker”指以吸血为生的动物或昆虫,如水蛭或蚊子。也可以形容极度剥削他人的人或事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“bloodsucker”既可以指动物(如蚊子/水蛭),也常比喻剥削型人物,是强烈的非正式用词。经常用于表达负面情绪。
Examples
A leech is a well-known bloodsucker.
水蛭是一种著名的**吸血动物**。
Mosquitoes are annoying bloodsuckers.
蚊子是令人讨厌的**吸血动物**。
Some animals are called bloodsuckers because they feed on blood.
有些动物被称为**吸血动物**,因为它们以血为食。
He's such a bloodsucker—always borrowing money and never paying it back.
他真是个**吸血鬼**,总是借钱从不还。
The landlord is a real bloodsucker, raising the rent every year.
房东就是个**吸血鬼**,每年都涨房租。
Some companies act like bloodsuckers, taking advantage of their workers.
有些公司像**吸血鬼**一样剥削员工。