'What they're doing is a huge turn off because it sucks up a lot of time for people,' says Ms. McCreary.

麦克里女士说，这样做只会令人们讨厌，原因是它使人们进行重复劳动。

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Because honey is composed of saturated sugars, it sucks up water, depriving bacteria of the liquid they need to survive and multiply.

蜂蜜是糖的饱和溶液，故可吸收水分，从而使细菌脱水，令其无法生存和繁殖。

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It's a valid concern, because if you approach this delicate situation the wrong way - it will usually end up with the woman not wanting to see you anymore... which sucks.

这种担心是合理的，因为如果你将这种微妙的关系处理得不好，通常的结局就是那个女性不想再见到你——那就太糟了。

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Conventional wisdom holds that provincial Russians hate Moscow because they think it sucks up the national wealth and leaves them poor.

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Because honey is composed of saturated sugars, it sucks up water, depriving bacteria of the liquid they need to survive and multiply.

ECONOMIST: Honey may help in the battle against superbugs

It's a catheter with a rotor blade at its tip that chops away at the gunk on the artery walls and then sucks it up.

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