Soal Leach vs. Leech

Pengertian Leach dan Leech

Leach dan leech adalah homophone, yaitu kata-kata yang pelafalannya sama namun maknanya berbeda.

Verb “leach” berarti “to remove (a chemical, a metal, a mineral, etc) from a substance by percolation” {menghilangkan (bahan kimia, logam, mineral, dll) dari suatu zat melalui perembesan} atau “to release (a chemical, a metal, a mineral etc.) by percolation” (melepaskan (bahan kimia, logam, mineral, dll) melalui perembesan). Verb “leech” bermakna “to bleed with leeches or to behave like a leech” (mengambil darah dengan lintah atau bertingkah seperti lintah) dan noun leech mengarah pada “a bloodsucking worm or to a person that clings to another” (lintah atau orang yang menjadi parasit dari orang lain) atau dan.

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Beberapa Contoh Kalimat Leach dan Leech

Leach	Plastic containers may leach toxins into the soil. (Wadah plastik mungkin dapat melepaskan racun ke tanah.) verb
	Can distilled water leach minerals from the body? (Dapatkan air suling membilas mineral-mineral dari tubuh?) verb
Leech	Medieval physicians used leeches for therapeutic bloodletting. (Dokter-dokter abad pertengahan menggunakan lintah untuk terapi bloodletting.) noun
	People in his life leeched him until he couldn’t take it anymore. (Orang-orang dihidupnya memarasitnya sampai dia tidak tahan lagi.) verb
	She was leeched to drain off the bad blood. (Dia dihisap darahnya untuk mengeluarkan darah kotor.) verb

Exercises:

• Soal Leach vs. Leech

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References:

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2. Leach/Leech. https://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/leach.html. Accessed on November 3, 2015.
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4. Leech. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leech?s=t. Accessed on December 28, 2015.
5. Leach. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/leach. Accessed on December 29, 2015.
6. Leech. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/leech. Accessed on December 28, 2015.
7. Leach. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leach. Accessed on January 9, 2016.
8. Leach. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leach. Accessed on January 9, 2016.
9. Plastic Containers as Planters: Safe or Not? http://freshorganicgardening.com/plastic-containers-as-planters-safe-or-not/. Accessed on December 29, 2015.