quality ( A#MtSL ) £i£A£, &^A
#f: The food, such as
it was,
was served
at
'such-and-such pron., det. {informal) used for referring to
sth without saying exactly what it is ( #3$^ i4i Always say at the start of an application
that you're applying for
such-and-such a job because ...
such-like /'SAtJlaik/ pron. things of the type
mentioned i# lit ^ 1$ ♦ : You can buy brushes, paint, varnish
and suchlike there. # M
) L
5'J ffi'J T, ifilf, ft & Z ^ (ft A M 0 ► such-like det.-. food, drink,
clothing and suchlike provisions # tl, tA 44, IS ^ \fk R ftfe i# #0 lit ^ ^30fflnnp
SUCk O-w /sAk/ verb, noun
m verb 1 [VN, usually +adv./prep.] to take liquid, air, etc. into your
mouth by using the muscles of your lips Pic PS; PS; »I; ^1: to suc/c the juice from an
orange
PS T if] ft 0 She was noisily
sucking up milk through a straw. 2 ~ (at, on) sth to
keep sth in your mouth and
pull on it with your lips and tongue # it Pf M PS It : [V, VN] She sucked on a
mint. ftfe
S PI W — SB W # 4§ o o She sucked a mint. M M HI # ‘ W> M
tf c, O [VN] Stop sucking your thumb! #ij Pic A ta ^ ! 0 [V] The baby sucked at
its mother’s
breast. 3 to take liquid, air, etc.
out of sth ft PS; : [VN +adv./prep.] The pump
sucks air out through the valve. 0
[VN-ADJ]
Greenfly
can literally suck a plant dry. is IE — W H $5 nS if;
o 4 [VN +adv./prep.] to pull sb/sth with
great force in a particular direction ( btMAWA j| ) PS, PS 31, t! # A: The canoe was sucked
down into the whirlpool. SIMM#)® T5 sth sucks [V] {slang) used to say that sth is
very bad ( 1)
M, M 'l>: Their new CD sucks, lifef] $r tb *>11 Jt
oJ A' To
— compare
rock v.(5) IRTCI ,suck it and 'see {BrE, informal) used to say that the
only way to know if sth is suitable is to try it ,suck it 'up (NAmE, informal)
to accept sth bad and deal
with it well, controlling your emotions jjAA M -ft ; M. — more at dry adj.,
teach u:i;yj .suck sb in | ,suck sb into sth [usually passive] to
involve sb in an activity or a situation, especially one they do not want to
be involved in A# A ( AA ) ,suck 'up (to sb) {informal,
disapproving) to try to please sb in authority by praising them too
much, helping them, etc., in order to gain some advantage for yourself E*n
* noun [usually sing.] an act
of sucking P&; Pft; Pi; PI suck-er /'sAka(r)/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 {informal) a person who is easily
tricked or persuaded to do sth § ^ ± ^ -g 91 Gil A; ?£ 4T A M A 2 ~ for sb/sth {informal) a person who cannot
resist sb/sth or likes sb/sth very much A&ifffA--A£fe$J A;
A : I’ve always been a
sucker for men with green eyes, ft—ffij MU Bit J! A # 0 3a special organ
on the body of some
animals that enables them to stick to a surface ( if) ty] (ft ) P5 ft — picture o page R29 4 a disc shaped like a
cup, usually made of rubber or plastic, that sticks to a surface when you press
it against it ( ) P&$: 5 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 til 1} 6 {NAmE, slang) used to refer in a
general
way to a person or thing,
especially for emphasis ( f£ AH, UM)L: Thepilot said, ‘I
don’t know how I got the sucker down safely.’ til
7 {NAmE, informal) = lollipop ■ verb ,sucker sb into sth/into
doing 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 (
AjfflftHlfeA ) &3S> (£ : I was suckered into helping. ft^WW^tiTc
'sucker punch noun a blow that the person who receives it is
not expecting —A ► 'sucker punch verb [VN] suckle /'saW/
verb 1 [VN] (of a woman or
female animal $3 ic #) to feed a baby or
young animal with milk from the breast or udder
*ft • • ■ Pf! Wj; in--- Pi ?L: cl
cow
suckling her calves f£ T T Eft
T 0 {old-fashioned)
a mother suckling a
baby ift^j 2 [V] (of a
baby
or young animal ^ J L WL If) #) to drink milk
from its mother’s breast or udder i$#5;
ptVb suck-ling /'sAkliq/ noun {old-fashioned) a baby or young
animal that is still drinking milk from its mother |L JL; SU4IM see mouth n.
'suck-ling pig noun [u, C] a young pig still taking
milk from its mother, that is cooked and eaten ( su crose /'suikrauz; -kraus; NAmE-krous; -krouz/ noun [u] {chemistry ft) the form of sugar
that is obtained from
SUGAR
CANE and SUGAR BEET j$j$|
suc tion /'SAkJn/ noun [U] the process of
removing air or liquid from a space or container so that sth else can be sucked
into it or so that two surfaces can stick together PS; PRih : Vacuum cleaners work
by suction. M 0 a suctionpump/pad AS ► suc-tion verb [VN] {technical Aio) sud den O-W /-sAdn/ adj.
happening or done quickly and
unexpectedly % $ ;
M. M (Hi; # M &^J: a sudden change 0 Don’t make any sudden
movements. A
1c^0 His death was very
sudden,
fife tS % S o oft was only decided
yesterday. It’s all been very sudden. A
^ W , — f/J % # # ^ M o ► sud-den-ness noun [U] fTTOl .all of a 'sudden quickly and unexpectedly
^ Sitfe: All
of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck. MAPAWAMftT ftMW'f*
.sudden 'death noun [U] a way of deciding
the winner of a game when the scores are equal at the end. The players or teams
continue playing and the game ends as soon as one of them gains the lead. ( tt
> : a sudden-
death play-off in golf Mfo
sud
den ly O-W /-sAdanli/ adv. quickly and unexpectedly
2%M; M M; ffiitfe; W : ‘Listen!’ said
Doyle suddenly. “ P/f! ”■ ^# A ^ 0
0
I suddenly realized what I had to do. ft'£f&$ft&ft\$. fAf Jo o It all happened so
suddenly.
—
suds
/sAdz/
(also soap-suds)
noun 1 [pi.] a mass of very
small bubbles that forms on top of water that has soap in it IE HTfl lather: She was up to her elbows
in suds. MI4nPbl AfPJilE^iATo
2 [u] {old-fashioned,
NAmE, informal) beer
sue /suBrE also sju:/ verb 1 ~ (sb) (for sth) to make a claim against
sb in court about sth that they have said or done to harm you £51#; [VN] to sue sb for
breach of contract AilS^o I^J 0 to sue sb for $10
million (= in order to get
money from sb) AHA
HfiJ
1 000 Tj
ft o to sue sb for damages ^ ^
O [V] They threatened to sue if
the work was not
completed. ffefflJftftNtt,.
i^c 2 [V] ~ for sth {formal) to formally ask for
sth, especially in court ( to sue for
divorce £2 iff ic A ^ ® O The rebels were
forced to sue for peace. itAlflo
suede /sweid/
noun [U] soft leather with a
surface like velvet on one side, used especially for making
clothes and shoes \ja suede jacket
suet /'suut;
BrE also 'sjunt/ noun [U] hard fat from
around the kidneys of cows, sheep, etc., used in cooking ( A
, A # fS] H W ) ii : suet pudding (= one made using suet)
laift^T suffer
0-W /'sAfa(r)/
verb
1
[V] ~ (from sth) | ~ (for sth) to be badly affected by
a
disease, pain, sadness, a lack
of sth, etc. ( @ , M
^5®, %mm: I hate to see
animals suffering. K t
^ ft ^ ^ o 0
He suffers
from
asthma, fife B A ^ Pffi' o 0 road accident victims
suffering from shock #35 ii ¥ ^
f 'J It Iff ^ W % O Many
companies are suffering from a
shortage of skilled staff.
M
l o 0 He
made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it. fife Ti $0 4T. 2 [VN] to experience sth unpleasant, such as
injury, defeat or loss He suffered a massive