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sucker

/ˈsʌk.ə/ /ˈsʌk.ɚ/

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noun

奶头, 吮吸者

A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.

Examples :

"The baby suckler was happily nursing at its mother's breast. "

那只还在吃奶的小家伙正在妈妈的乳房上快乐地吮吸着。

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（植物的）萌蘖，旁生枝。

An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.

Examples :

"The rose bush had a small sucker growing from its base, which needed to be removed to prevent it from taking nutrients away from the main plant. "

这株玫瑰花的根部长出一个小小的萌蘖，需要把它去除，以免它从主植株那里夺取养分。

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寄生虫，吸血鬼

(by extension) A parasite; a sponger.

Examples :

"The new student was a sucker, always asking others for help with their homework. "

那个新来的学生是个吸血鬼，总是让别人帮他做作业。

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吸盘，吸吮器。

An organ or body part that does the sucking; especially a round structure on the bodies of some insects, frogs, and octopuses that allows them to stick to surfaces.

Examples :

"The octopus used its sucker to firmly grip the glass wall of the aquarium. "

章鱼用它的吸盘牢牢地吸附在水族箱的玻璃壁上。

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吸盘，吸吮器。

A thing that works by sucking something.

Examples :

"The vacuum cleaner's strong sucker easily picked up the crumbs on the floor. "

那个吸尘器强劲的吸头很容易就把地板上的碎屑吸起来了。

thing device machine

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noun

活塞，阀门。

The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket.

Examples :

"The pump's sucker was broken, so the water wouldn't come up into the bucket. "

水泵的活塞坏了，所以水抽不上来。

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吸管，吸水管。

A pipe through which anything is drawn.

Examples :

"The aquarium used a long sucker to remove dirt from the bottom of the tank. "

水族箱用一根长长的吸管来清除缸底的污垢。

device utensil utility

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皮吸盘，吸盘。

A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.

Examples :

"The children used their suckers to lift small rocks in the park. "

孩子们用水湿透皮吸盘，按在小石头上，然后拽着绳子，用它在公园里抬起小石头玩。

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吸盘，吸吮器

Examples :

"The little boy used a sucker to hang his drawing on the refrigerator door. "

小男孩用一个吸盘把他的画挂在了冰箱门上。

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吸盘动物，吸附动物

An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.

Examples :

"The remora, a type of suckerfish, attached itself to the underside of the boat. "

印鱼，一种吸盘动物，吸附在船底。

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胭脂鱼, 䱻鱼。

Any fish in the family Catostomidae of North America and eastern Asia, which have mouths modified into downward-pointing, suckerlike structures for feeding in bottom sediments.

Examples :

"The biologist carefully examined the sucker, noting its distinctive downward-facing mouth adapted for feeding on river bottom mud. "

生物学家仔细检查了那条䱻鱼，注意到它独特的朝下嘴巴，那是为了适应在河底泥中觅食而进化的。

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棒棒糖，舔舔糖。

A lollipop; a piece of candy which is sucked.

Examples :

"The little girl enjoyed her strawberry sucker after her doctor's appointment. "

看完医生后，小女孩开心地吃着她的草莓棒棒糖。

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酒鬼, 嗜酒者。

A hard drinker.

Examples :

"My uncle's known as a real sucker; he can drink a whole case of beer in one evening. "

我叔叔可是出了名的酒鬼，一个晚上能喝下一整箱啤酒。

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伊利诺伊州人

An inhabitant of Illinois.

Examples :

"My cousin, a proud sucker, is planning to move to Illinois for college next year. "

我的表弟，一个自豪的伊利诺伊州人，计划明年搬到伊利诺伊州上大学。

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季节性矿工，流动矿工

A migrant lead miner working in the Driftless Area of northwest Illinois, southwest Wisconsin, and northeast Iowa, working in summer and leaving for winter, so named because of the similarity to the migratory patterns of the North American Catostomidae.

Examples :

"During the summer months, the small town bustled with activity as "suckers" arrived to work in the lead mines, hoping to earn enough to sustain themselves through the harsh winter. "

在夏季，这个小镇因为“流动矿工”（他们来铅矿打工，希望挣够钱来度过严冬）的到来而变得热闹非凡。

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冤大头，容易上当的人

A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive person.

Examples :

"One poor sucker had actually given her his life’s savings."

真有个可怜的冤大头，竟然把毕生积蓄都给她了。

person character attitude

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冤大头，容易上当的人

A person irresistibly attracted by something specified.

Examples :

"A sucker for ghost stories."

他啊，就是个鬼故事迷，太容易被鬼故事吸引了。

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noun

鸡巴，阴茎。

(British slang) The penis.

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verb

除去旁枝, 打掉腋芽

To strip the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers.

Examples :

"to sucker maize"

除去玉米的旁枝。

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verb

长出新枝，萌生。

To produce suckers, to throw up additional stems or shoots.

Examples :

"The rose bush is suckering, sending up new shoots all around the base of the main stem. "

这棵玫瑰开始萌生新枝了，在主干周围长出很多新的嫩芽。

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verb

用吸盘吸住，吸附。

To move or attach itself by means of suckers.

Examples :

"The vine suckered onto the fence post, its tendrils wrapping tightly around it. "

那藤蔓用吸盘紧紧地吸附在篱笆柱上，卷须也紧紧地缠绕着它。

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上当，欺骗.

To fool someone; to take advantage of someone.

Examples :

"The salesman suckered him into signing an expensive maintenance contract."

那个销售员骗他签了一份昂贵的维修合同。

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noun

东西，物件

Any thing or object.

Examples :

"See if you can get that sucker working again."

看看你能不能把那个东西/物件修好。

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冤大头，傻瓜。

Examples :

""My little brother is such a sucker for candy; he'll do anything to get it." "

我弟弟真是个冤大头，为了糖果什么都肯做。

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