“吸吮”常见的英文表达是 suck ,读音:英 [sʌk];美 [sʌk] 。它既可以表示用嘴吸液体等动作,如:
The baby is sucking at the bottle.(婴儿正在吮吸奶瓶。)
She sucked the juice through a straw.(她用吸管吸果汁。)
此外,sip 也有类似“啜饮、小口吸吮(液体)”的意思,读音:英 [sɪp];美 [sɪp] ,例如:
He sipped his coffee slowly.(他慢慢地小口吸吮着咖啡。 )