| 单词 | suck |
| 释义 | suck —suck /sʌk/ noun [C usually singular] ► F0 the action of sucking something: » Can I have a suck of your lollipop, please?Thesaurus+: ↑Biting, chewing and swallowing , ↑Eatingverb (PULL IN) ↑Verb Endings for suck C2 [I or T] to pull in liquid or air through your mouth without using your teeth, or to move the tongue and muscles of the mouth around something inside your mouth, often in order to dissolve it: » She was sitting on the grass sucking lemonade through a straw.» I sucked my thumb until I was seven.» I tried sucking (on) a mint to stop myself coughing.» They used to give you sweets to suck on in planes to stop your ears from going pop.Thesaurus+: ↑Biting, chewing and swallowing , ↑EatingF0 [T + adv/prep] Something that sucks a liquid or an object in a particular direction pulls it with great force: » The waves came crashing over my head and I could feel myself being sucked under by the currents.» FIGURATIVE Continued rapid growth in consumer spending will suck in (= encourage) more imports.Thesaurus+: ↑Pulling• • • Extra Examples:» She bought a packet of sweets to suck on the journey.» Stop sucking your thumb!» She was very noisily sucking sweets in the back of the car.» People often suck a peppermint as a breath freshener.» I was sucked into a vortex of despair.verb [I] SLANG (BE BAD) ↑Verb Endings for suck ► F0 If someone or something sucks, they are bad or unpleasant: » Man, this job sucks!» While my brother was sick, I had to do all of his chores and it sucked.Thesaurus+: ↑Bore and bored |
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