sucking
present participle ofsuck
| 单词 | sucking |
| 释义 | sucking present participle ofsuck suck verb uk/sʌk/us/sʌk/suckverb(PULL IN)C2[IorT] topullinliquidorairthroughyourmouthwithout usingyourteeth, or tomovethetongueandmusclesof themoutharound something insideyourmouth, often inordertodissolveit: She wassittingon thegrasssuckinglemonadethrough astraw. I sucked mythumbuntil I was seven. Itriedsucking(on)aminttostopmyselfcoughing. [T+ adv/prep] Something that sucks aliquidor anobjectin aparticulardirectionpullsit withgreatforce: Thewavescamecrashingover myheadand I couldfeelmyself being sucked under by thecurrents. figurativeContinuedrapidgrowthinconsumerspendingwill suckin(=encourage)moreimports.
Biting, chewing & swallowing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Pulling suckverb(BE BAD)[I]mainlyUSslang If someone or something sucks, thatpersonor thing isbadorunpleasant: Man, thisjobsucks! While mybrotherwassick, I had to do all of hischoresand it sucked. Bore and bored
Idiomssucksomeone/somethingdry sucking diesel suck it and see Phrasal verbssucksomethingin sucksomeone/somethingin/sucksomeone/somethingintosomething sucksomeoneoff suck up tosomeone Examplesofsuckingsucking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Suckingcan also serve as an instrumental response. From theCambridge English Corpus The permanent magneticsuckingmechanism is simple and safe; in addition, it also can work without an external power supply. From theCambridge English Corpus This emphasis on short-term goals resulted in 'thesuckingof the substance out of what planners do'. From theCambridge English Corpus Failure to thrive, often due to difficulties insucking, is reported during early infancy. From theCambridge English Corpus Suckinginsect herbivores, by contrast, exhibited a linear relationship between local and regional species richness, consistent with the proportional sampling model. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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