Hayato
What does "suck someone in" mean? Hi, I wonder what "suck in" means. I was talking with English speaker the other day and I told her that I got addicted to one social network website and wasted my time. Then she said like "it sucked you in". In this situation, what does it mean? I guess it means it wastes one's time.
2014年2月21日 11:15
解答 · 8
3
"To be sucked in" does NOT mean to waste your time. In some cases it might, but not necessarily. It means to be so interested in something, to be so captivated by something, that you generally lose sense of time and you focus solely on that one thing. For example, you might watch a few YouTube videos and get "sucked in" and then two hours later, you're still watching YouTube videos. Or you might watch Lost on NetFlix, get sucked in and binge watch 5 or 6 episodes in a row. It can be a negative thing, a time-waster, but it can also be a positive thing where you are highly focused.
2014年2月21日
1
Think of a sink drain. All the water flows down the drain. When you are sucked in by a game or by a confidence scheme, think of your time and effort going down the drain.
2014年2月21日
Thank you guys for answering my question. It is so helpful!!!
2014年2月21日
Like Peachey said, imagine the site is a vacuum cleaner. 真空掃除機みたいです。 It sucks you in. それははやとを吸い込みます。 You are inside but you cant get out. Ιn other words, you are addicted. やめるのが無理ですね!
2014年2月21日
Like a vacuum cleaner, really.
2014年2月21日
還沒找到你要的答案嗎?
寫下你的問題,讓母語者來幫助你!