sucker

sucker
noun

a person or thing that sucks, in particular
吮吸的人（或物)，尤指
■a rubber cup that adheres to a surface by suction
橡皮吸杯
■a flat or concave organ enabling an animal to cling to a surface by suction
吸盘
■the piston of a suction pump
（空吸泵上的）活塞
■a pipe through which liquid is drawn by suction
吸管
(informal)a gullible or easily deceived person
(非正式)容易受骗的人
■(a sucker for)a person especially susceptible to or fond of (a specified thing)
容易入迷的人
I always was a sucker for a good fairy tale.
我从前一直是一个对精彩的神话故事很着迷的人。
(informal,chieflyUS)a thing or person not specified by name
(非正式，主美)（不指名的）人（或事）
he's one strong sucker.
他是个强壮的人。
(Botany)a shoot springing from the base of a tree or other plant, especially one arising from the root below ground level at some distance from the main stem or trunk
(植)根出条
■a side shoot from an axillary bud, as in tomato plants or maize
（西红柿或玉米等的）腋芽
a freshwater fish with thick lips that are used to suck up food from the bottom, native to North America and Asia
亚口鱼
Family Catostomidae: many genera and species
亚口鱼科：多属，多种
(N. Amer. informal)a lollipop
(北美，非正式)棒糖；冰棒

verb

[no obj.](Botany)(of a plant) produce suckers
(植)（植物）长出根出条
it spread rapidly after being left undisturbed to sucker.
由于任它长根出条不加干预，它迅速地蔓延开了。
[withobj.](informal, chiefly US)fool or trick (someone)
(非正式，主美)愚弄，欺骗
they got suckered into accepting responsibility.
他们被欺骗而承担了责任。

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