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suck /sʌk/► SEE ALLsuck it and seesuck it upmilk/suck sb/sth dryteach your grandmother to suck eggs
●ˌsuck it and ˈsee (BrE, informal) used to say that the only way to know if sth is suitable is to try it 试试才能知道◆With so many different models of mobile phone available, the best way to find out if one is right for you is to suck it and see.
有这么多不同款式的手机可供选择，要想知道哪款最适合你，最好的办法是自己试试。●ˌsuck it ˈup (NAmE, informal) accept sth bad and deal with it well, controlling your emotions 坦然面对困境；忍耐◆I admired the way he never stopped trying. Even when the audience started shouting abuse at him, he sucked it up and continued singing.
我佩服他永不放弃的那股劲头。即使观众冲他叫骂，他也能平心静气地继续唱下去。●milk/suck sb/sth ˈdryget from sb/sth all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return 榨干…的钱财；耗尽…的精力；索尽…的信息◆It was only later that we found out he’d milked his grandmother dry of all her money before she died.我们后来才知道他祖母去世之前他已经榨干了她所有的积蓄。●teach your grandmother to suck ˈeggs (BrE, informal) tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can 在能人面前逞强；班门弄斧◆I don’t know why he’s telling Rob how to use the computer. It seems to me like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs.我不知道他何以教罗布用计算机，我看这简直就是教鱼游泳嘛。 |