a corpse supposed, in European folklore, to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living by biting their necks with long pointed canine teeth
吸血鬼(欧洲民间传说中的人尸,夜间离开坟墓用尖长牙齿从人颈部吸血)。
〈喻〉 无情掠夺者,吸血鬼
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the protectionist vampires in the Congress .国会中极端保护主义者。
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吸血蝙蝠。参见<Bold>FALSE VAMPIRE</Bold>.
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【戏剧】 (舞台的)活板门(演员可由此突然消失)。
"mid 18th cent.: from French, from Hungarian