| 单词 | suck |
| 释义 | suck v. & n. --v 1. tr. draw (a fluid) into the mouth by making a partial vacuum. 2. tr. (also absol.) a draw milk or other fluid from or through (the breast etc. or a container). b extract juice from (a fruit) by sucking. 3. tr. a draw sustenance, knowledge, or advantage from (a book etc.). b imbibe or gain (knowledge, advantage, etc.) as if by sucking. 4. tr. roll the tongue round (a sweet, teeth, one's thumb, etc.). 5. intr. make a sucking action or sound (sucking at his pipe). 6. intr. (of a pump etc.) make a gurgling or drawing sound. 7. tr. (usu. foll. by down, in) engulf, smother, or drown in a sucking movement. --n 1. the act or an instance of sucking, esp. the breast. 2. the drawing action or sound of a whirlpool etc. 3. (often foll. by of) a small draught of liquor. 4. (in pl.; esp. as int.) colloq. a an expression of disappointment. b an expression of derision or amusement at another's discomfiture. Phrases and idioms give suck archaic (of a mother, dam, etc.) suckle. suck dry 1. exhaust the contents of (a bottle, the breast, etc.) by sucking. 2. exhaust (a person's sympathy, resources, etc.) as if by sucking. suck in 1. absorb. 2. = sense 7 of v. 3. involve (a person) in an activity etc. esp. against his or her will. suck up 1. (often foll. by to) colloq. behave obsequiously esp. for one's own advantage. 2. absorb. Etymology: OE sucan, = L sugere |
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