吸い上げる

すいあげる【吸い上げる】

*suck

|他|…を吸い上げる(up)

Plants suck moisture in through their roots. 植物は根から水分を吸い上げる.

▲pump water up ポンプで水を吸い上げる.

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すいあげる【吸い上げる】

suck [draw] up; 〔ポンプで〕 pump up; 〔比喩的に〕 siphon (off).

●ポンプで水を吸い上げていた. They were pumping up water [drawing water up with a pump].

・財産を吸い上げる siphon off sb's wealth

・利益を吸い上げる draw off the profits.