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leech

/liːtʃ/

ឈ្លើង

  1. noun ឈ្លើង, ដង្កូវជញ្ជក់ឈាម
    a blood-sucking worm that typically lives in water or damp ground
    សត្វដង្កូវជញ្ជក់ឈាមដែលរស់នៅក្នុងទឹក ឬដីសើម
    A leech stuck to his leg while walking through the swamp.
    ឈ្លើងបានតោងជើងរបស់គាត់ពេលដើរកាត់បឹងភក់។
  2. noun អ្នកស៊ីខ្សែលើ, មនុស្សរំពឹងពឹងផ្អែកគេ
    a person who clings to another for personal gain and takes without giving
    មនុស្សដែលឆ្លៀតឱកាសកេងប្រវ័ញ្ច ឬពឹងផ្អែកលើអ្នកដទៃដោយមិនជួយអ្វីវិញ
    He realized his friend was just a leech using him for money.
    គាត់បានដឹងថាមិត្តរបស់គាត់គ្រាន់តែជាអ្នកឆ្លៀតឱកាសប្រើប្រាស់គាត់ដើម្បីលុយប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

Synonyms: parasite, hanger-on, bloodsucker

Forms: leeches, leeching, leeched

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.