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► 動詞
吸う  [(2)すう]    meaning:  absorb  rank: 1
☆ スポンジは水を吸う ⇨ Sponges absorb water

吸う  [(2)すう]    meaning:  breath  rank: 1
☆ 吸って、吐いて ⇨ Inhale, exhale  (☛ Inhale)

吸う  [(2)すう]    meaning:  smoke  rank: 1
☆ 昔はタバコを吸わない人のほうが少なかった ⇨ Non-smokers were a minority in the past

吸う  [(2)すう]    meaning:  suck  rank: 1
☆ 蚊は血を吸う ⇨ Mosquitoes suck blood
☆ 赤ちゃんがおっぱいを吸っている ⇨ A baby is sucking at a breast


More examples:
  • タバコを吸うのはわざと命を縮めるようなものだ ⇨ Smoking is like shortening your life on purpose
  • ここで煙草を吸うことは法律に違反する ⇨ It violates, is against, the law to smoke here
  • 昔は皆タバコを吸うのが当たり前だった ⇨ In the past it was normal for anybody to smoke