一、详细释义:


v.

吮吸;吸;咂;啜


例句:

A rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on.

橡皮奶头婴儿吮吸或咀嚼的橡皮或塑料奶头或橡皮环。


例句:

He sucked Coke through a straw.

他用吸管吸可口可乐。


抽吸;抽取


例句:

The old man relit his pipe, and sucked at it reflectively.

老头重新点着烟斗,沉思地抽着。


例句:

The pump sucked water from the basement.

水泵把地下室里的水抽出来了。


(以巨大的力量)吸,吸引,使卷入


例句:

The current sucked them under the water.

急流把他们卷入水中。


例句:

The floating sticks were sucked into the whirlpool.

漂浮的树枝被卷入了漩涡。


【俚】(sth. sucks) 厌恶,恶心,让人讨厌


例句:

Instant correlation sucks and breeds a pack of lies.

速食般的关系很恶心,不断孕育出大量的谎言。


例句:

He's a fellow who's sucking. You'll see I'm right in a couple of days.

他是个讨厌的家伙,过一两天你就知道了。


巴结,奉承


例句:

Don't try to please the new manager-he hates being sucked up to.

别总想讨好新经理,他不喜欢受人奉承。


二、词义辨析:


absorb,suck,digest,incorporate

这些动词均有“吸收”之意。 absorb普通用词,词义广泛,既可指吸收光、热、液体等具体东西,又可指吸收知识等抽象概念的东西。 suck作“吸收”解时,可与absorb换用,但还可有“吮吸”之意。 digest侧重在消化道内改变食物的化学结构后被人体吸收。 incorporate指一物或多物与它物相融合,形成一整体。


三、相关短语:


suck in

v. 1.吸入…


suck up

吸起,吮干 【俚】拍马屁


suck out

吸出


四、参考例句:


Bees suck honey from flowers.

蜜蜂从花中吸吮蜜汁。


Plants suck up moisture from the soil.

植物从土壤中吸取水分。


Dangerous currents can suck swimmers under.

险急的水流能把游泳的人吞没。


Plants suck water from the ground.

植物从地中吸收水分。


The mosquito will suck our blood.

蚊子会吸我们的血。


Plants suck up moisture from the earth.

植物从土壤中吸收水分。


A baby likes to suck his thumb.

婴儿喜欢吮大拇指。


Don't suck your thumb; it's so dirty.

别舔手指头,太脏了。


Don't suck your thumb, it's so dirty.

别舔手指头,太脏了。


Suck on the tube to draw up the water.

用管子把水吸上来。