parasitic

1. ADJ Parasitic diseases are caused by parasites. 寄生生物引起的

Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?

全球变暖将会意味着热带寄生虫病的传播吗？

2. ADJ Parasitic animals and plants live on or inside larger animals or plants and get their food from them. 寄生的

...tiny parasitic insects. …微小的寄生昆虫。

3. ADJ If you describe a person or organization as parasitic, you mean that they get money or other things from people without doing anything in return. 寄生性的[表不满]

...a parasitic new middle class of consultants and experts. …由顾问和专家组成的新的寄生性的中产阶级。