leech

IPA(Pronunciation)

/liːt͡ʃ/

Verb

literally transitive figuratively

Japanese Meaning

（医療で）吸血ヒルを用いて患者から血を吸う / （比喩的に）資源などを搾取する、取り尽くす

The village healer decided to leech the wounded farmer to relieve his swelling.

村の治療者は腫れを和らげるため、負傷した農夫にヒルをあてることにした。

Sense（1）

(transitive, literally) To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Sense（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To drain (resources) without giving back.

Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.

leeches

（ present singular third-person ）

leeching

（ participle present ）

leeched

（ participle past ）

leeched

（ past ）