English Dictionary

leech

IPA（発音記号）

/liːt͡ʃ/

動詞

直訳 他動詞 比喩的用法

(transitive, literally) To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient. / (transitive, figuratively) To drain (resources) without giving back.

日本語の意味

（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。

意味（1）

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

The poppy made him sleep and while he slept they leeched him to drain off the bad blood.

意味（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 ）