
sucker
词源
源自中古英语souken(吸吮),最终源于原始日耳曼语*sug-。16世纪首次记录为‘哺乳动物’,19世纪发展出‘易受骗者’的俚语义。
noun
❶ 指容易上当受骗的人,形容因轻信他人而吃亏的傻瓜。常用于非正式场合,带贬义。
“He's such a sucker for get-rich-quick schemes.”
(他对快速致富的把戏毫无抵抗力。)
“Don't be a sucker—that email is clearly a scam.”
(别犯傻,那封邮件明显是骗局。)
❶ 指吸盘,某些动物(如章鱼)或物体(如橡胶吸盘)用于吸附的器官或部件。
“The octopus uses its suckers to grip the rocks tightly.”
(章鱼用吸盘牢牢抓住岩石。)
“These shower hooks have strong rubber suckers.”
(这些浴室挂钩带有强力橡胶吸盘。)
verb
❶ 欺骗或利用某人,使其在不知情的情况下做某事。多用于非正式场合。
“They suckered me into buying worthless stocks.”
(他们骗我买了毫无价值的股票。)
“She suckered him into doing all her chores.”
(她哄骗他包揽了所有家务。)
常见短语
sucker punch — 指趁人不备的突然袭击,字面意思是偷袭的一拳,也比喻意外的打击。
“The boxer was knocked out by a sucker punch before the bell.”
(拳击手在铃响前遭到偷袭被击倒。)
sucker for — 形容对某事物毫无抵抗力,容易为之着迷或上当。
“I'm a total sucker for puppy videos.”
(我对小狗视频完全没有抵抗力。)