sucker
sucker — 名詞
- suckersingular
- suckersplural
1. a part of certain animals — for example, an octopus or a leech — used for holdin
吸盤
動物附著或吸吮的器官
a part of certain animals — for example, an octopus or a leech — used for holding onto surfaces or drawing in liquid food
The octopus uses the suckers on its arms to grip onto rocks and catch crabs.
章魚用觸腕上的吸盤抓住岩石並捕捉螃蟹。
uses suckers to grip + catch
A leech attaches itself to the skin with its sucker and feeds on blood.
水蛭用吸盤附著在皮膚上吸血。
The lamprey's mouth forms a round sucker that holds tight to other fish.
七鰓鰻的嘴形成一個圓形吸盤，能緊緊吸附在其他魚類身上。
The rows of tiny suckers along a starfish's legs can create enough suction force to pry open a clam.
海星腳上一排排細小的吸盤能產生足夠的吸力來撬開蛤蜊殼。
- adhesive organ
more formal; used in scientific writing rather than everyday language
文法句型
a sucker
the sucker of [animal]
用法筆記
Frequently used with a possessive or of-phrase to specify which animal (the sucker of a leech, the octopus's suckers).
2. a small round piece of rubber or soft plastic that presses against a flat surfac
橡膠吸盤
橡膠製的吸附工具
a small round piece of rubber or soft plastic that presses against a flat surface and stays there by suction, used for hanging items or as part of a toy
Bao pressed the rubber sucker firmly onto the bathroom wall to hold the soap dish.
Bao 把橡膠吸盤用力壓在浴室牆上，用來固定肥皂盒。
rubber sucker pressed onto surface
The toy dart has a small sucker at its tip so it sticks to windows.
玩具飛鏢的尖端有一個小吸盤，這樣它就能吸在窗戶上。
Asher hung the shower caddy by its sucker on the tiled wall.
Asher 把浴籃用吸盤掛在磁磚牆上。
Sade stuck a small plastic hook with a sucker onto the window to hold her fairy lights.
Sade 把一個附吸盤的小塑膠掛鉤貼在窗戶上，用來掛裝飾燈串。
- suction cup
the standard formal term; sucker is the informal version
文法句型
a sucker
rubber sucker
用法筆記
The formal term is suction cup. Sucker for this sense is mainly used in everyday conversation and by children.
3. an extra shoot that appears at the base of a plant and draws nutrients from its
吸枝
從根部長出的新莖
an extra shoot that appears at the base of a plant and draws nutrients from its roots, often weakening the main plant
The gardener cut away the suckers from the rose bush's roots to keep the plant healthy.
園丁切掉玫瑰根部長出的吸枝，以保持主株健康。
cut away suckers from roots
If you leave the suckers on the apple tree, they steal nutrients from the main trunk.
如果你不把蘋果樹上的吸枝移除，它們會搶走主幹的養分。
Saira noticed several thin suckers sprouting around the base of the old oak tree.
Saira 注意到老橡樹的根部周圍冒出幾根細細的吸枝。
Bamboo plants spread quickly through underground suckers that form new stems each year.
竹子透過地下的吸枝快速擴散，每年都會長出新的竹莖。
文法句型
a sucker
suckers grow from [root/stem]
用法筆記
Gardeners typically remove suckers because they reduce the main plant's growth and fruit production. The term is most common in horticulture and gardening contexts.
常見錯誤
4. someone who trusts others too easily and is therefore simple to cheat, deceive,
冤大頭
容易受騙上當的人
someone who trusts others too easily and is therefore simple to cheat, deceive, or take advantage of
The salesman saw Paul was a sucker and sold him a broken watch for twice its value.
那個業務員看出 Paul 是個冤大頭，便以兩倍價格賣給他一只壞掉的手錶。
Anya felt like a sucker after giving cash to a fake charity collector on the street.
Anya 把現金交給街上一個假裝募款的人之後，覺得自己像個冤大頭。
felt like a sucker after [event]
Online scammers look for suckers who believe get-rich-quick promises without checking the facts.
網路騙子專門找那些不看清楚就相信快速致富承諾的冤大頭。
Defne warned her brother not to be a sucker — read the contract before signing it.
Defne 提醒她弟弟不要當冤大頭，簽合約之前要先看清楚內容。
- skeptic
a person who questions things rather than believing them easily
文法句型
a sucker
be a sucker
feel like a sucker
用法筆記
Very common in informal American English. The word is mildly insulting — calling someone a sucker implies they are naive or lack good judgment. Used more in speech than in writing.
常見錯誤
5. a person who has an extremely strong liking for a specific thing and always give
無法抗拒
對某事物沒有抵抗力的人
a person who has an extremely strong liking for a specific thing and always gives in to it without thinking carefully
Minh is a sucker for romantic comedies and watches every new one that comes out.
Minh 對浪漫喜劇毫無抵抗力，每一部新片上映他都會去看。
sucker for + [thing]
My dad is a sucker for homemade cookies and never says no when I bake.
我老爸對家裡做的餅乾無法抗拒，只要我一烤好他就忍不住。
Benjamin is a sucker for sad animal stories and tears up at every video.
Benjamin 對動物悲傷的故事完全沒轍，看每支影片都會掉眼淚。
Saira is a sucker for baby animals and adopted three kittens from the shelter last year.
Saira 對小動物完全無法抗拒，去年從收容所領養了三隻小貓。
- soft spot for
less intense than 'sucker for'; suggests mild fondness rather than irresistible attraction
- can't resist
a verb phrase with very similar meaning; 'I can't resist chocolate' ≈ 'I'm a sucker for chocolate'
- indifferent to
having no strong feeling one way or the other
文法句型
a sucker for [noun phrase]
用法筆記
This sense always takes the pattern 'a sucker for + [something]'. Without 'for', the meaning shifts to the 'gullible person' sense (sense 4). The phrase carries a light, self-deprecating tone — people often use it about themselves.
常見錯誤
6. an informal word for a person or object that you find irritating, hard to handle
討厭鬼
令人惱火的人或東西
an informal word for a person or object that you find irritating, hard to handle, or unpleasant in some way
I cannot get this sucker of a screw loose no matter how hard I try.
不管我怎麼用力，這該死的螺絲就是轉不下來。
sucker of a [noun] for emphasis
The car ran fine yesterday, but this morning the sucker just would not start.
這輛車昨天還跑得好好的，今天早上這傢伙就是發不動。
Some sucker in a red pickup truck cut me off on the freeway this afternoon.
今天下午在高速公路上，有個討厭鬼開一輛紅色小卡車硬切我的車道。
I spent all morning fixing that old printer, and the sucker broke down again after three pages.
我花了一整個早上修理那台舊印表機，結果那傢伙印了三頁就又壞了。
文法句型
a sucker
this sucker
the sucker
sucker of a [noun]
用法筆記
When used about a person, this sense is dismissive and moderately rude — like saying 'jerk' or 'idiot'. When used about an object, it is more like mild frustration ('that stupid thing'). Not appropriate in formal or polite contexts.
7. a hard piece of candy that is attached to the end of a small stick and eaten by
棒棒糖
插在棒上的硬糖果
a hard piece of candy that is attached to the end of a small stick and eaten by licking
The children each picked a rainbow-coloured sucker from the jar at the candy shop.
每個孩子都從糖果店的罐子裡挑了一根彩虹色的棒棒糖。
Caio sucked on a cherry sucker while walking home from school.
Caio 放學走在回家的路上，一邊舔著一根櫻桃棒棒糖。
cherry sucker (flavour + type)
The bank teller gave Benjamin a small orange sucker after his mother finished her business.
銀行行員在 Benjamin 的媽媽辦完事情後，給了他一根小小的橘子棒棒糖。
The toddler walked around the park happily with a blue sucker in his mouth.
那個學步的小孩嘴裡含著一根藍色棒棒糖，在公園裡快樂地走來走去。
- lollipop
the standard term in both American and British English; sucker is informal and mainly American
文法句型
a sucker
用法筆記
This sense is mainly American. In British English, 'lollipop' is the standard word; 'sucker' for candy on a stick is rarely used.