搜尋結果
tick
- IPA[tɪk]
英式
- a parasitic arachnid that attaches itself to the skin of a terrestrial vertebrate from which it sucks blood, leaving the host when sated. Some species transmit diseases, including tularaemia and Lyme disease.;a parasitic louse fly, especially the sheep ked.
noun: tick, plural noun: ticks
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名詞
- 1. a parasitic arachnid that attaches itself to the skin of a terrestrial vertebrate from which it sucks blood, leaving the host when sated. Some species transmit diseases, including tularaemia and Lyme disease.
- ▪ informal a parasitic louse fly, especially the sheep ked.
- 2. British informal, derogatory a worthless or contemptible person he was shown up in court for the little tick that he was