suck在英语中算是脏话吗？ 若然，为什么经常在许多演讲中听到诸如“xxx sucks”这样的话呢。 按字面意思，是吮吸的意思，让人觉得含义很不文明呀

etymonline has for suck: O.E. sucan, from PIE root sug-/suk-of imitative origin. Meaning “do fellatio” is first recorded 1928. Slang sense of “be contemptible” first attested 1971 (the underlying notion is of fellatio). and sucker: “young mammal before it is weaned”, late 14c., agent noun from suck. Slang meaning “person who is ...

9 Jun 2015 · suck 1 v by 1928 To do fellatio =EAT 2 v (also suck rope, suck eggs) by 1971 To be disgusting or extremely reprehensible; be of wretched quality; =ROT, STINK [examples omitted] So "You suck" can be used jocularly in the sense of "You stink" or vehemently in the sense of "You are reprehensible" or contemptuously in the sense of "You are willing to provide sexual …

v. (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck). Instead of saying "this sucks", one could say "shucks!" or "nuts!" This would depend on how much something "sucks", of course. shucks: Interjection (colloquial) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment. nuts: Interjection Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

Basically, what you would like to say is that you suck but you are a "fast-learner." Like you said, "I suck less at a job every day." Now, the problem is how to word it because the expression "fast-learner" or "quick-learner" is actually a kind of cliche in CV writing. You could say: "Positive attitude with ability to adapt to new challenges." Or,

3 Jul 2011 · The phrase "suck it up" contains a literal component. For example, when two people are in a heated discussion and one of them says something he shouldn't have said, the other person (who was likely offended) can do one of at least two things: 1) take umbrage and lash back with something equally offensive; or 2) suck in a deep breath and in that instant …

26 Jun 2011 · "You would have me teach my Grandame to suck Eggs." A little more on the egg-sucking part from Wordwizard: Perhaps its meaning is getting lost in time as few people nowadays literally suck eggs. Many years ago people would suck out the egg contents by piercing the egg at both ends and then sucking on one of the ends.

“Any boy 'at 'll take a dare 'll suck eggs, and any boy 'at 'll suck eggs 'll steal sheep,” quoted the other in a solemn chant. Evidently, something about sucking eggs is notoriously revolting to the youthful mind and inexcusable in a farm dog's conduct.

27 Feb 2016 · As originally used, it applies the verb suck in its specific meaning of perform fellatio. In its original manifestation, the expression's sexual connotation and strong denigration made it inappropriate in all but the most grossly proletarian and sophomoric contexts.

26 May 2013 · I was born and raised in South Africa. We frequently used the term "to suck out of one's thumb", implying that an answer was just a wild guess or the notion had no evidence but was rather just surmised. At best it was the product of a personal thought experiment. Is the phrase used elsewhere? I live in the USA and almost never hear it.