suck
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(a) draw (liquid or air, etc) into the mouth by using the lip muscles (用嘴)吸(液體或氣體等); 吮吸; 啜; 嘬
suck the juice from an orange 吸橙子的汁
suck the poison out (of a wound) 吸出(傷口的)毒液
suck milk through a straw 用吸管吸牛奶喝. =>illus at blow 見blow插圖.
(b) (of a pump, etc) draw (liquid or air, etc) out of sth (指泵等)抽出(液體或氣體等)
The pump sucks air out (of the vessel) through this valve. 這臺泵通過這個閥門把(容器中的)空氣抽出.
plants that suck up moisture from the soil 從土壤中吸收水分的植物.
2 [Tn, Cn.a] draw liquid from (sth) 從(某物)中吸出液體
a baby sucking its mother's breast 正在吃母乳的孩子
suck an orange dry 把橙子吸乾.
3 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (away) (at/on sth) perform the action of sucking sth 吸食或吮吸某物
The baby sucked (away) (at its bottle) contentedly. 那嬰兒舒適地嘬著(奶瓶).
The old man was sucking at his pipe. 那老漢正在吸著煙斗.
Suck on the tube to draw up the water. 用管子把水吸上來.
4 [Tn] squeeze or roll (sth) with the tongue while holding it in the mouth 將(某物)含在嘴里
suck a toffee 含著太妃糖
a child that sucks its thumb 吮吸拇指的孩子.
5 (idm 習語) milk/suck sb/sth dry => dry1. teach one's grandmother to suck eggs => teach.
6 (phr v) suck sb in/into sth (usu passive 通常用於被動語態) involve sb in (a scandal, an argument, etc), usu unwillingly 將某人卷入(丑聞、 爭論等)之中(通常為不情愿者)
I don't want to get sucked into the row about school reform. 我不愿意牽扯到這場學制改革的爭論之中. suck sb/sth under, into, etc sth; suck sb/sth down, in, etc pull sb/sth down, under, etc with great force of water or air (以水或氣體的巨大吸力)把某人[某物]吞沒
The canoe was sucked (down) into the whirlpool. 那獨木舟卷進漩渦里了.
Dangerous currents can suck swimmers under. 險急的水流能把游泳的人吞沒. suck up (to sb) (derog sl 貶, 俚) try to please sb by flattering, helping him, etc 奉承或巴結某人; 拍某人馬屁
She sucks up to him by agreeing with everything he says. 她巴結他, 他說什麼話她都同意. suck, n act of sucking 吸; 吮吸; 啜; 咂
have/take a suck (at sth) 吮吸(某物).
?? 考研助記
鴨子(duck) 吮吸一條蛇(s)
?? 擴展釋義
*[s?k]vt. 吸, 吮, 吸入, 吮吸, 吸收vi. 吸, 吸奶n. 吸, 吸入, 吮吸【醫】 吮, 吸, 吮乳相關詞組: suck in suck off suck up to sb suck advantage out of suck around
?? 同為「CET-4」詞匯
differentiatevt.& vi. 區分,區別,辨別;
vi. 區別對待;
vt. 表明…間的差別,構成…間差別的特征;[數學] 求…的微分:計算導數或(函數的)微分;