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sucker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++suck·er1 /ˈsʌkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1 person informalTRICK/DECEIVE someone who is easily tricked or persuaded to do something 容易上当受骗的人;傻瓜 You fell for that old line? Sucker! 你居然相信那种骗人的老话? 傻瓜!2 be a sucker for somebody/something informalLIKE somebody OR something to like someone or something very much, especially so that you cannot refuse them 对某人/某事物入迷,非常喜欢某人/某事物 I’m a total sucker for seafood. 我对海鲜来者不拒。3. part of an animal 动物身体的部位HBIHBA a part of an insect or of an animal’s body that it uses to hold on to a surface 吸盘4. sweet 甜的 American EnglishDFF a lollipop 棒棒糖5. plant 植物HBP a part of a plant that grows from the root or lower stem to become a new plant 根出条,吸根〔从植物的根部或底部长出的新枝〕6. rubber 橡胶DT a flat round piece of rubber that sticks to a surface by suction 橡皮吸盘
Examples from the Corpus
suckerI know I'm a sucker. I'll give $10 to anyone who tells me they're hungry or wants a cup of coffee.If a man could tell the difference between the two parties he would make a sucker out of Solomon for wisdom.Who isn't a sucker for the classic combination of pears, gorgonzola and walnuts, especially when the walnuts are caramelized.I can't believe you sent them money - what a sucker!Well-dressed suckers were pouring out of the upstairs theatre, barrelling down the rickety spiral staircase, skidding on the highly polished floor.Each day is a new game, sucker, with mornings and midnights raked in by the dealer.Tree frogs have suckers on their feet.Individuals were not the only suckers in this depressing game.Some poor suckers had paid more than three times what they should have for the tickets.How much did that sucker cost you?Institutions, of course, will be the suckers conned into spending the big money for all this equipment.They also lie in wait and whip out an arm to seize the crab with their suckers.
sucker2 verb  1.sucker somebody into something phrasal verb American EnglishPERSUADE to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do, especially by tricking them or lying to them 骗〔某人〕去做〔某事〕→ See Verb table
suck·er1 nounsucker2 verbChineseSyllable
who or tricked someone Corpus easily is


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sucker1 /ˈsʌkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1.  PERSON informal someone who is easily tricked or persuaded to do something:
    You fell for that old line? Sucker!
2. be a sucker for somebody/something informal to like someone or something very much, especially so that you cannot refuse them:
    I’m a total sucker for seafood.
3.  PART OF AN ANIMAL a part of an insect or of an animal’s body that it uses to hold on to a surface
4.  SWEET American English a lollipop
5.  PLANT a part of a plant that grows from the root or lower stem to become a new plant
6.  RUBBER a flat round piece of rubber that sticks to a surface by suction

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sucker2 verb
     
sucker somebody into something phrasal verb
  American English to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do, especially by tricking them or lying to them


suck·erBrE /ˈsʌkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌkər/ 🔊 noun(informal) a person who is easily tricked or persuaded to do sth 容易上当受骗的人;没有主见的人~ for sb/sth (informal) a person who cannot resist sb/sth or likes sb/sth very much 不由得对…入迷的人;酷爱…的人I've always been a sucker for men with green eyes. 我一向对绿眼睛男人着迷。🔊🔊
a special organ on the body of some animals that enables them to stick to a surface (动物的)吸盘
a disc shaped like a cup, usually made of rubber or plastic, that sticks to a surface when you press it against it (橡胶或塑料等制成的)吸盘a part of a tree or bush that grows from the roots rather than from the main stem or the branches and can form a new tree or bush 根出条(NAmE, slang) used to refer in a general way to a person or thing, especially for emphasis (泛指人或物,尤表示强调)家伙,东西,玩意儿The pilot said, 'I don't know how I got the sucker down safely.' 飞行员说:“我不知道是怎么把这玩意儿安全降落下来的。”🔊🔊(NAmE, informal) = lollipop
suck·erBrE /ˈsʌkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌkər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they sucker BrE /ˈsʌkə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it suckers BrE /ˈsʌkəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkərz/ 🔊past simple suckered BrE /ˈsʌkəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkərd/ 🔊past participle suckered BrE /ˈsʌkəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkərd/ 🔊 -ing form suckering BrE /ˈsʌkərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkərɪŋ/ 🔊 ˌsucker sb ˈinto sth/into ˈdoing sth(NAmE, informal) to persuade sb to do sth that they do not really want to do, especially by using their lack of knowledge or experience (尤指利用他人无知)欺骗,使上当I was suckered into helping. 我受骗帮忙去了。🔊🔊