那个贪婪的房东被租户们称为冷酷无情的吸血鬼。

The greedy landlord was called a merciless people-eater by his tenants.

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The greedy landlord was called a merciless people-eater by his tenants.

people-eater 是由 people(人们)和 eater(吃的人)组成的复合名词。eater 来自动词 eat(吃)加上后缀 -er 表示"做...的人"。 people-eater 字面意思是"吃人的人",在这里用作比喻,形容像吸血鬼一样剥削他人的人,指那些贪婪无情、压榨他人的人。

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