| 单词 | to suck dry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto suck dry b. to suck dry, to extract all the moisture or liquid out of by suction; figurative, to exhaust. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > dry [verb (transitive)] > remove water or moisture from > by suction to suck dry1592 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > use up, expend, or consume [verb (transitive)] > use up completely or exhaust stanch1338 exhaust1541 soak1577 tire1589 to suck dry1592 to run away with1622 exantlate1660 to spin out1718 rack1778 overteem1818 deplete1850 to stream out1894 1592 Arden of Feversham ii. ii. 119 When she is dry suckt of her eager young. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 470 London felt it most tragicall: for then he both seysed their liberties, and sucked themselues dry. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. x. 23 My Sea shall suck them dry . View more context for this quotation 1647 H. More Philos. Poems 266 Abhorred dugs by devils sucken dry. a1719 J. Addison tr. Virgil Fourth Georgic 195 in Wks. (1721) I. 24 Some [bees]..Taste ev'ry bud, and suck each blossom dry. 1772 Ann. Reg. 1771 207/1 After one had sucked the bones quite dry,..I have seen another take them up,..and do the same. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. v. 44 A crew of plunderers, who would suck me dry by driblets. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。