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suck

UK //sʌk//US //sʌk//

词源

源自古英语sūcan,与德语saugen同源,原始印欧语词根*seue-(分泌液体)。

verb

❶ 用嘴吸吮或吸入液体或气体,常见于婴儿喝奶或吸管饮水等场景。

“The baby sucks milk from the bottle.”

(婴儿从奶瓶里吸奶。)

“She sucked the juice through a straw.”

(她用吸管吸果汁。)

❶ 口语中表示某事物很糟糕或令人失望,带有强烈负面评价。

“This movie really sucks.”

(这部电影真烂。)

“It sucks that our flight got canceled.”

(航班取消真是太糟了。)

同义词:absorb, draw, inhale, blow, be terrible

noun

❶ 指吸吮的动作或吸力,也用于描述令人不快的体验。

“Give the pacifier a suck.”

(吸一下安抚奶嘴。)

“The vacuum has strong suck.”

(这个吸尘器吸力很强。)

同义词:sip, pull, drag, disappointment

常见短语

suck it up — 用于告诉某人要忍耐困难或不愉快的事情,相当于中文的「忍一忍」。

“The training is hard but just suck it up.”

(训练很艰苦,但你就忍忍吧。)

suck at something — 表示在某方面非常不擅长,常带自嘲或调侃语气。

“I totally suck at cooking.”

(我做饭完全不行。)