单词详解
1. vt.& vi.
A.吸,吮,啜( draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth)
Many babies have the habit of sucking their fingers.许多婴儿有吮吸手指的习惯。
The old man sucked at his pipe.老人吸着烟斗。
B.吸收(水分),吸取(知识),获取(利润)[(+in/up)] ( draw something in by or as if by a vacuum)
Plants suck up moisture from the earth.植物从地里吸收水分。
C.使卷入,吸引,吞没 ( attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.)
The boat was sucked down into the whirlpool.船被漩涡吞没了。
2. n.
[C]吸吮,吸食( the act of sucking)
The baby took one suck at the milk bottle and pushed it away.
婴儿吸了一下奶瓶就将它推开了。
She had a suck of orange juice.她吸了一口橘子汁。
相关词组
1. suck in吸收;使卷入
The boy sucked in the knowledge greedily.小男孩如饥似渴地吸收着知识。
2. suck up吸收
Plants suck up moisture from the earth.植物从地里吸收水分。
相关单词
过去式:sucked
过去分词:sucked
现在分词:sucking
第三人称单数:sucks
相关链接
词语辨析:absorb,suck,digest
absorb,suck,digest
作动词,都有“吸收”的意思。
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。
单词详解
1.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。
The plant absorbs the water from the earth.植物从土壤中吸收水分。
2. suck:作“吸收”解时,可与absorb换用,但还可有“吮吸”之意。
Plants suck water from the ground.植物从地中吸收水分。
3. digest:侧重在消化道内改变食物的化学结构后被人体吸收。
The food digests well.这食物容易消化。