| 词汇 | suck-dry |
| 释义 | suck someone/something dryidiom(alsosuck the life out of someone/something) to remove all useful, valuable qualities or possessions from a person, thing, or place: 把（某人或物）吸干;榨干（某人或物的）价值 That firm sucks its new programmers dry after five years and then fires them.过五年，等到那个公司吸干了新程序员的才华以后就会解雇他们。 Big cities suck the surrounding towns dry of local talent.大城市吸干了周围城市的本地人才。 Out-of-town stores have sucked the life out of the city centre.城外的店铺让市中心失去了活力。 Removing and extracting ablate abstract abstraction bowdlerization bowdlerized drain extraction extrication filterable filtration fish something out gouge something out peel root something out/up rout someone out scoop something out slice slice something off snowploughing wipe You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking things away from someone or somewhere Treating people or animals badly |
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