| 单词 | suck up |
| 释义 | suck up (once / 9307 pages) v WORD FAMILY suck up: sucked up, sucking up, sucks up USAGE EXAMPLESEven a brief silence felt somehow gravity-defying, as though we were accelerating into a black hole that sucked up sound along with light and matter. Los Angeles Times(Nov 23, 2016) It’s conceivable, he says, that in the future cement could even suck up more CO2 than it produces. Science Magazine(Nov 21, 2016) As “Fantastic Beasts” sucked up all the box-office oxygen for new releases, three other arrivals flopped hard. Wall Street Journal(Nov 20, 2016) 1v ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior Syn|Hyper cotton up, cozy up, play up, shine up, sidle up ingratiate gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts 2v try to gain favor by cringing or flattering Syn|Hypo|Hyper bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, toady, truckle court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour seek favor by fawning or flattery blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly 3v take in, also metaphorically Syn|Hypo absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, take in, take up mop, mop up, wipe up to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop blotdry (ink) with blotting paper sponge upabsorb as if with a sponge swab, swobwash with a swab or a mop spongesoak up with a sponge |
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