| 单词 | to suck in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto suck in to suck in 1. transitive. To draw into the mouth by suction; to inhale (air, etc.); occasionally to draw in (one's breath), etc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > inhale [verb (transitive)] to suck inc1220 drawa1300 inbreathea1382 to draw ina1398 to take in1495 inhaust1547 fetch1552 fet1556 imbreathe1574 to breathe in1576 attract1582 suck?1614 inspirate1615 imbibe1621 inspire1666 redistend1684 inhale1725 embreathe1867 indraw1883 c1220 Bestiary 514 Ðis cete ðanne hise chaueles lukeð, ðise fisses alle in sukeð. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) 205 Whan thei schulle eten or drynken, thei taken thorghe a Pipe..and sowken it in. c1460 Promptorium Parvulorum (Winch.) 461 Sokyn in diuers þyngis, or drynkyn yn, imbibo. 1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 341 There they suck in the fresh Air. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 85 He sucks in Smoak, like a Virginia-Planter. 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. vi. iii. 166 I have breathed this air for a matter of half a century. I sucked it in when it tasted of primroses. 1885 E. Greey Bakin's Captive of Love (1904) iv. 28 Sucking in his breath as he bowed respectfully. 2. To imbibe (qualities, etc.) with one's mother's milk, with a draught. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > [verb (transitive)] > assimilate ideas drinka1400 imbibe1555 to eat up1573 devour1581 assimilatea1631 to suck ina1640 absorb1840 the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > introduce or bring something in [verb (transitive)] > receive or imbibe receivec1384 conceivea1450 catch1533 suck1586 to suck ina1640 a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush ii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ll/2 I suck'd not in this patience with my milke. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. i. v. 17 The notions you first sucked in with your Milk. 1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 167 The wretch that once..suck'd in dizzy madness with his draught. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 201 That fatal diversity which these different races had sucked in with their mother's milk. 3. gen. To draw or take in (literal and figurative); to absorb. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] > draw in to draw ina1398 to suck in1597 indraw1883 1597 Donne Lett. Several Pers., Storme 62 Pumping hath tir'd our men, and what's the gaine? Seas into seas throwne, we suck in againe. 1605 B. Jonson Sejanus i. i. 332 Those deeds breath honor, that do suck in gaine. View more context for this quotation 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. ii. 11 There is no Lady..More spungy to suck in the sence of feare. View more context for this quotation 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 71 These infirmities possessed me in thy Countrey, for there I suckt them in . View more context for this quotation 1728 A. Pope Dunciad iii. 49 As..whirligigs, twirl'd round by skilful swain, Suck the thread in, then yield it out again. a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) I. 64 Sometimes electric bodies suck in the electric fire, and sometimes they throw it out. 4. To take in by means of the perceptive faculties. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [verb (transitive)] fredec888 haveeOE yfeeleOE feelc1175 perceivec1330 comprehendc1374 find?a1425 perceiver1495 to take up1607 sensatea1652 percept1652 to suck ina1661 sense1661 appreciate1787 absorb1840 sensize1861 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Westm. 243 He [sc. Jonson] would sit silent in learned company, and suck in (besides wine) their several humors into his observation. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 17 Aug. (1974) VIII. 388 I have sucked in so much of the sad story of Queen Elizabeth,..that I was ready to weep for her. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I ii. viii. 116 This Persian Idolatrie, which the Israelites had suckt in. 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 10 With desire Her ears suck'd in her speech. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 240 They could not shake off the Prejudices they had sucked in. 1780 F. Burney Lett. 27 Apr. The portion you allowed me of your..Journal, I sucked in with much pleasure and avidity. 5. To draw in, as into a whirlpool or vortex. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] > draw in > as a vortex suck?1523 to suck in1616 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale ix. 273 Which..bothe sokes and bringes men in, Wheare none, at last, shall either save or winn. 1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxxvii. 486 The waters began to suck him in. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 294 Sinking to the chin, Smit with his mien, the Mud nymphs suck'd him in. 1807 W. Wordsworth Poems II. 73 The tide retreating more and more Had suck'd, and suck'd him in. 1849 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (1850) II. 168 He had seen the water rush through the opening at the rate of ten miles an hour, sucking in several flat boats. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits x. 171 The poor-rate was sucking in the solvent classes. 6. dialect and slang. To take in, cheat, deceive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [verb (transitive)] aschrenchc885 blendc888 swikec950 belirtOE beswike971 blencha1000 blenka1000 belieOE becatchc1175 trokec1175 beguile?c1225 biwrench?c1225 guile?c1225 trechec1230 unordainc1300 blink1303 deceivec1320 feintc1330 trechetc1330 misusea1382 blind1382 forgo1382 beglose1393 troil1393 turnc1405 lirt?a1425 abuse?a1439 ludify1447 amuse1480 wilec1480 trump1487 delude?a1505 sile1508 betrumpa1522 blear1530 aveugle1543 mislippen1552 pot1560 disglose1565 oversile1568 blaze1570 blirre1570 bleck1573 overtake1581 fail1590 bafflea1592 blanch1592 geck?a1600 hallucinate1604 hoodwink1610 intrigue1612 guggle1617 nigglea1625 nose-wipe1628 cog1629 cheat1637 flam1637 nurse1639 jilt1660 top1663 chaldese1664 bilk1672 bejuggle1680 nuzzlec1680 snub1694 bite1709 nebus1712 fugle1719 to take in1740 have?1780 quirk1791 rum1812 rattlesnake1818 chicane1835 to suck in1842 mogue1854 blinker1865 to have on1867 mag1869 sleight1876 bumfuzzle1878 swop1890 wool1890 spruce1917 jive1928 shit1934 smokescreen1950 dick1964 1842 C. M. Kirkland Forest Life I. xiii. 135 I a'n't bound to drive nobody in the middle of the night,..so don't you try to suck me in there. c1850 ‘Dow, Jr.’ in W. Jerdan Yankee Humour (1853) 113 The British got pretty nicely sucked in, when our Dutch grandaddies went to smoking on the Battery, and concealed it beneath a cloud of tobacco fume. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 May 2/3 You've tried to run a ship on the cheap and been sucked in. 7. intransitive. To curry favour with. Scottish. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour [verb (intransitive)] fain?c1225 fawnc1325 to make placebo1340 fagea1382 curryc1400 to curry favela1420 to claw (a person's) toea1500 to curry favour?1518 to be at the school of placebo1554 to play (with) placebo1583 insinuatea1593 wriggle1601 lick1602 sycophantize1605 gnathonize1619 pickthank1621 supparasitate1623 ingratiate1647 slaver1730 toad-eat1766 slaum1787 to eat (any one's) toads1788 toad1802 bootlick1846 toady1861 to suck in1899 smoodge1906 smarm1911 arse-lick1928 bum-suck1930 to suck round1931 ass-lick1937 brown-nose1939 suck-hole1961 weasel1980 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 239 He tells tales on the rest of the scholars, to sook-in wi' the maister. < as lemmas |
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