ichidan verb, transitive verb
suck up; pump up; draw up; absorb; extract
Physical action of pulling liquid, air, or small objects upward using suction or a pump. Also used for absorbing or extracting substances.
ポンプで井戸水を吸い上げる。
Pump up well water with a pump.
掃除機が床のほこりを吸い上げる。
The vacuum cleaner sucks up dust from the floor.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
siphon off; exploit; skim off
Figurative use: taking profits, resources, or benefits from a system or group, often with a negative connotation of unfair extraction.
中間業者が利益を吸い上げている。
Middlemen are siphoning off the profits.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Collecting and incorporating opinions, hopes, or requests from many people, often in policy-making or organizational contexts.
市民の声を吸い上げて政策に反映させる。
Take up citizens' voices and reflect them in policy.