vampire
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.
Đồng nghĩa: nosferatu, lamia
- 2.
(colloquial, humorous, usually)(colloquial, usually humorous) A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth
Somehow I doubt that Kelly will want to go surfing with us — she's such a vampire that she might recoil from the sun, lol!
Đồng nghĩa: heliophobe, goth
- 3.
(colloquial)(colloquial, disrespectful) A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
- 4.
A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
Đồng nghĩa: vampire bat
- 5.
(derogatory, figuratively)(figurative, derogatory) A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
emotional vampire
You have to be careful what you tell her, because she's such a vampire for drama.
- 6.
(dated)A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
- 7.
(US, slang)A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.
- 8.
(US, jargon)(US naval jargon) Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.
Đồng nghĩa: anti-ship missile
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verb- 1.
(figuratively, transitive)(transitive, figurative) To drain of energy or resources.
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From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a word, probably vàmpīr//ва̀мпӣр, from *ǫpyrь, further possibly from *ōpur (glutton, witch, evil spirit), or from native construction. dhampir oupire.