parasitic

US: /ˌpɛɹəˈsɪtɪk/
UK: /pˌæɹəsˈɪtɪk/


English Vietnamese dictionary


parasitic /,pærə'sitik/ (parasitical) /,pærə'sitikəl/
  • tính từ
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Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 caused by a parasite: a parasitic disease / infection
2 living on another animal or plant and getting its food from it: a parasitic mite / worm
3 (disapproving) (of a person) always relying on or benefiting from other people and giving nothing back: She lives a parasitic existence, constantly borrowing money from her friends.
parasitically adverb

Concise English dictionary


‚pærə'sɪtɪk(l)
adj.
+relating to or caused by parasites
+of or pertaining to epenthesis
+of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another