sucker

UK
/ˈsʌkə/
US
/ˈsʌkɚ/
suckersubstantiv
suckers
Pl.
UK
/ˈsʌkə/
US
/ˈsʌkɚ/
Übersetzungen
The octopus uses its sucker to grip onto surfaces.
Осьминог использует свою присоску, чтобы цепляться за поверхности.
He is such a sucker for buying that fake watch.
Он такой простофиля, что купил эти поддельные часы.
The plant has a sucker growing from its base.
У растения из основания растет сосунок.
Definitionen
A person who is easily deceived or tricked; a gullible person.
He was such a sucker for buying that fake watch at the street market.
A part of an animal's body, such as an octopus or a leech, that is used for holding onto things.
The octopus used its sucker to cling to the rock.
A shoot or stem that grows from the base of a plant or from its roots.
Gardeners often remove suckers from the base of rose bushes to encourage better growth.
A lollipop or a piece of hard candy on a stick.
The child was delighted when she received a cherry-flavored sucker from the candy store.
A cup-shaped device or attachment that adheres to a surface by suction; a suction cup.
Use a rubber sucker to hang the hook on the bathroom tile.
Informal: a person who has a strong liking for or attraction to something.
I'm a real sucker for old jazz records.
suckerverb
suckered
Präteritum
suckered
Partizip Perfekt
suckering
Gerundium
UK
/ˈsʌk.ə/
US
/ˈsʌk.ɚ/
Transitive (to deceive) and intransitive/horticultural (to put forth shoots).
Definitionen
To deceive or trick (someone), especially by gaining their trust.
The con artist suckered the investors into buying worthless shares.
Of a plant: to send out shoots (suckers) from the base or roots.
These roses will sucker heavily if the shoots are not removed early.
suckeradjektiv
Used mainly attributively in compounds such as "sucker bet" to mean disadvantageous or tempting to the gullible.
Definitionen
Slang, attributive: foolishly tempting or disadvantageous; likely to ensnare the unwary.
Taking that kind of loan is a sucker move.