give sth a suck
suck 在此为可数名词，give sth a suck 表示“吸一口”，常用于口语。
He gave the straw a quick suck.
他对着吸管快速吸了一口。
吸力；吸入；母乳；急流汇合处；马屁精；谄媚者；通过吸入将某物吸入肺部或通过吸力吸入口中的行为。
An act of drawing something into the lungs by breathing in, or into the mouth by suction.
通过吸入将某物吸入肺部或通过吸力吸入口中的行为。
An instance of drawing something into one's lungs by inhaling or into one's mouth by suction.
从乳房吸出的乳汁。
Milk drawn from the breast.
由吸力引起的气体或液体内吸。
An indrawing of gas or liquid caused by suction.
吸吮的能力；吸力。
The ability to suck; suction.
河流中强流汇合使航行困难的部分。
A part of a river towards which strong currents converge making navigation difficult.
阿谀奉承者,尤指孩子。
A sycophant, especially a child.
The baby took a long suck on her bottle before falling asleep.
宝宝在奶瓶上长长地吸了一口，然后睡着了。
用法提示：suck 在此作名词，表示一次吸吮的动作。
He gave the straw a quick suck to get the juice flowing.
他对着吸管快速吸了一下，让果汁流出来。
用法提示：suck 作名词，指用吸力把液体吸入口中的一次动作。
This pump works by creating a strong suck that pulls water up the pipe.
这台泵靠产生强大的吸力把水抽上管道。
用法提示：suck 作名词，表示吸力、吸入的能力。
suck 在此为可数名词，give sth a suck 表示“吸一口”，常用于口语。
He gave the straw a quick suck.
他对着吸管快速吸了一口。
have a suck on sth 强调一次吸吮动作，on 后接被吸的对象。
The baby had a suck on her thumb.
婴儿吸了吸自己的拇指。
the suck of sth 指某物产生的吸力或内吸作用，suck 前加 the。
The suck of the current made swimming dangerous.
水流的吸力使游泳变得危险。
grammar · medium
易错句子He took suck on his pipe before answering.
正确表达He took a suck on his pipe before answering.
suck 作名词是可数名词，指“一次吮吸”这个具体动作，单数形式前必须加冠词 a/an。汉语的“吸”常被当作不可数或动词来用，所以学习者容易直接说 take suck，漏掉冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He took three suck on his pipe before answering.
正确表达He took three sucks on his pipe before answering.
suck 的复数形式是 sucks；前面有数词 three 时，可数名词必须用复数。汉语名词没有单复数变化，学习者容易在数词后漏掉 -s。
在……上吸一口
She took a quick suck on her straw and put the glass down.
她在吸管上飞快地吸了一口，然后把杯子放下。
哺乳；喂奶
In those days a hired nurse would give suck to the baby.
那时候会雇奶妈给婴儿哺乳。
潮水的吸扯力
The little boat was caught in the suck of the tide.
小船被卷进了潮水的吸扯之中。
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