leech

ヒル

水中などにすみ、人や動物に吸いついて血を吸う、小さく柔らかい動物。

やさしい英語で： A small, soft animal, often living in water, that attaches to people or animals and drinks their blood.

• A leech was on my leg.
• We found leeches in the pond.
• The nurse carefully removed the leech from his skin.

よく使う表現： a bloodsucking leech, leech bite

寄生虫、居候

何もお返しせず、他人からお金や援助を受け続ける人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who takes money or help from other people without giving anything back.

• Stop being such a leech.
• She called him a leech for always borrowing money.
• They felt their landlord was a leech who offered nothing in return.

使い方： a leech on someone/something (He called the dishonest adviser a leech on the family.)

類義語： parasite, freeloader

よく使う表現： a selfish leech, a leech on someone

治療師、医者

病気やけがを治療する人。

やさしい英語で： A person who treats illnesses or injuries.

• The leech treated the wound.
• The king sent for his leech.
• A village leech gave the sick child a mixture of herbs.

類義語： healer, physician

よく使う表現： village leech, royal leech

帆の側縁

四角い帆の、縦方向に伸びる左右の縁の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the upright edges of a square sail.

• The sail’s leech was torn.
• A rope ran along the leech of the square sail.
• The sailor inspected both leeches before raising the sail.

よく使う表現： sail leech, leech line

たかる、搾取する

何もお返しせず、他人からお金や物、援助を得る。

やさしい英語で： To take money, supplies, or help from others without giving anything back.

• He leeches off his parents.
• The company leeched resources from the community.
• Why should they keep leeching off everyone else?

使い方： leech off someone/something (He has been leeching off his relatives for years.); leech something from someone/something (The scheme leeched money from small businesses.)

類義語： mooch, sponge

よく使う表現： leech off someone, leech resources

ヒルで治療する

皮膚にヒルを置いて血を吸わせ、治療する。

やさしい英語で： To treat someone by placing blood-sucking animals on their skin to remove blood.

• The physician decided to leech the patient.
• They leeched his swollen arm.
• Doctors once leeched patients to remove blood.

よく使う表現： leech a patient, leech someone’s arm