sucker
n
1
(a) organ of certain animals that enables them to stick to a surface by suction (某些动物的)吸盘
An octopus has suckers on its tentacles 章鱼的腕足上有吸盘.
(b) concave (usu rubber) disc that sticks to a surface by suction, and is used eg to attach things to a wall 凹面吸盘(通常用橡胶制成, 可藉吸力附著於平面上, 如用以将物件固著於墙上).
2 shoot growing from the roots of a tree, shrub, etc 从树等的根部长出的新枝; 根出条.
3 (infml 口) person who is easily deceived 容易受骗的人
all the suckers who bought these worthless shares 购买这些不值钱的股票的那群外行.
4 ~ for sb/sth (infml 口) person who cannot resist sb/sth or is very fond of sb/sth 抵挡不住某人[某事物]的人; 极喜爱某人[某事物]的人
I've always been a sucker for romantic movies. 我一向非常喜欢传奇性的影片.
🏥 医学释义
吸盘,吸管,吸入器
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm planning to run for the school board.
我打算竞选联合校董会董事。
How much is a one-way ticket to Beijing?
一张到北京的单程票要多少钱?
Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.