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单词 suck in
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suck in vb (adverb)
  1. (transitive) to attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc
  2. to draw in (one's breath) sharply
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
suck /sʌk/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: [+ object]to suck lemonade through a straw.[no object]The baby was sucking at his mother's breast.
  2. to draw (water, air, etc.) by or as if by suction:[+ object]Plants suck moisture from the air.
  3. to apply the lips or mouth to and draw the liquid from: [+ object]to suck an orange.[no object]to suck at an orange.
  4. to put into the mouth and draw upon: [+ object]to suck a piece of candy.[no object]sucking on a cough drop.
  5. Slang Termsto be disgusting or awful:[no object* not: be + ~-ing]That team sucks; it can't win any of its games.
  6. Slang Terms suck up, [no object* (~ + to + object)]to be subservient;
    to be obsequious:He's sucking up to the boss because he thinks he'll get a promotion that way.

n. [countable]
  1. an act or instance of sucking.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
suck  (suk),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue:to suck lemonade through a straw.
  2. to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction:Plants suck moisture from the earth. The pump sucked water from the basement.
  3. to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, esp. for extracting fluid contents:to suck an orange.
  4. to put into the mouth and draw upon:to suck one's thumb.
  5. to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.:to suck a piece of candy.
  6. to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking.

v.i. 
  1. to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, esp. to draw milk from the breast.
  2. to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
  3. Hydraulics(of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
  4. Slang Termsto behave in a fawning manner (usually fol. by around).
  5. Slang Termsto be repellent or disgusting:Poverty sucks.
  6. suck face, to engage in soul-kissing.
  7. Slang Terms suck in, to deceive;
    cheat;
    defraud:The confidence man sucked us all in.
  8. Slang Terms suck off, Slang (vulgar). to fellate.
  9. Slang Terms suck up, to be obsequious;
    toady:The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.

n. 
  1. an act or instance of sucking.
  2. a sucking force.
  3. the sound produced by sucking.
  4. that which is sucked;
    nourishment drawn from the breast.
  5. a small drink;
    sip.
  6. a whirlpool.
  • bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English souken, Old English sūcan, cognate with Latin sūgere; (noun, nominal) Middle English souke act of suckling, derivative of the noun, nominal; akin to soak
suckless, adj. 

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