〈北 美,非正式〉 马屁精。
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People suck up clean water to make products.
人们抽取干净的水来制造产品。
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Bankers must all be allowed to run their businesses without interference, even as they suck up public money.
必须允许所有银行家经营业务时不受干预,即使他们吸收了公众资金。
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Although the chaebol have played a vital role in South Korea's development, they also suck up credit and obstruct the rise of start-ups.
虽然韩国的财阀在该国的发展中起到了巨大的作用,不过它们也吸收了信贷,阻碍了初创公司的成长。
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This is because trees suck up carbon dioxide as they grow, so every time forests are chopped down it reduces the Earth’s ability to absorb the greenhouse gas.
这是因为,树木在生长过程中吸收二氧化碳,因此,每次砍伐森林都会降低地球吸收温室气体的能力。
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There wasn’t a Hoover in the world big enough to suck up all that shit.
世界上可没有足够大的真空吸尘器能把那些毒物吸光。
suck up:\n1.take in, also metaphorically\n2.ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior\n3.try to gain favor by cringing or flattering\n用作名词 (n.)