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嗜

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Definitions

  1. 1. addicted to
  2. 2. fond of
  3. 3. stem corresponding to -phil or -phile

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汤姆 嗜 书。
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Words Containing 嗜

嗜好
shì hào

hobby

嗜欲
shì yù

lust

嗜杀成性
shì shā chéng xìng

bloodthirsty

嗜痂成癖
shì jiā chéng pǐ

to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)

嗜睡症
shì shuì zhèng

hypersomnia

嗜血
shì xuè

bloodthirsty

嗜血杆菌
shì xuè gǎn jūn

hemophile bacteria

嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng

to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle

嗜酸乳杆菌
shì suān rǔ gǎn jūn

Lactobacillus acidophilus

嗜酸性球
shì suān xìng qiú

eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)

嗜酸性粒细胞
shì suān xìng lì xì bāo

eosinophil (type of white blood cell)

嗜碱性球
shì jiǎn xìng qiú

basophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)

嗜碱性粒细胞
shì jiǎn xìng lì xì bāo

basophil granulocytes (rarest type of white blood cell)

发作性嗜睡病
fā zuò xìng shì shuì bìng

narcolepsy

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