Word · Frequency #4142
sucks
吸；吮吸
sucks is the third person singular of suck.
draw into the mouth by creating a vacuum
- 1.
To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
用嘴和嘴唇吸入(液体,尤其是母乳)。
- 2.
To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat.
执行该动作；从乳房或奶头吸食。
- 3.
To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a parent etc.) to draw in milk.
将嘴或嘴唇贴到(乳房、母亲等)上吸奶。
- 4.
To extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something.
从某物中提取或吸入(物质)。
- 5.
To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth.
用嘴唇和舌头在(物体)上吮吸以获取水分或营养；在口中吸收(某物)。
- 6.
To pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact.
将(某物)拉向特定方向,尤指不直接接触的情况下。
吸入；吸收；吸引；诱惑；很差；糟糕；用嘴和嘴唇吸入(液体,尤其是母乳)。；执行该动作；从乳房或奶头吸食。
In use
The baby sucks her thumb.
The vacuum cleaner sucks dust from the carpet.
That movie really sucks.
suck + object
The baby sucked her thumb.
婴儿吮吸她的拇指。
suck + on + noun
强调持续吮吸的动作。
She sucked on a lollipop.
她吮吸着一根棒棒糖。
suck + adverb/preposition (e.g., up, in, out)
The vacuum cleaner sucked up the dust.
吸尘器吸起了灰尘。
Connections
Collocations
- suck in
- 吸入
- The vacuum cleaner sucks in dust.吸尘器吸入灰尘。
- suck up
- 吸干，吸收
- The sponge sucks up water.海绵吸干了水。
- suck blood
- 吸血
- Mosquitoes suck blood from humans.蚊子吸人的血。
- suck the life out of
- 吸走生命
- This job is sucking the life out of me.这份工作正在吸走我的生命。
- suck dry
- 吸干
- The baby sucked the bottle dry.宝宝把奶瓶吸干了。
- suck air
- 吸气
- He sucked air through his teeth.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
suck发音像'萨克'，想象用吸管吸饮料时发出sʌk的声音。
Context & Register
语域：混合。字面义“吸”常用于饮食或物理动作，如吸饮料；俚语义“糟糕”多见于日常非正式抱怨或批评。注意：在正式或学术写作中应避免使用俚语义，通常用于口语表达。
Grammar Note
及物和不及物用法皆可，常见搭配有 suck at（不擅长）、suck up to（奉承）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with /ʌk/ rhyme with 'suck': duck, luck, truck. Beware of lookalikes with different vowels: sack (/sæk/), sock (/sɑk/), sick (/sɪk/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.