lick
verb
noun
lɪk
verb
1
TONGUE
舌头
to
move
your
tongue
across
the
surface
of
something
in
order
to
eat
it,
wet
it,
clean
it
etc
舔; 舔吃
T
The
dog
jumped
up
and
licked
her
face.
那只狗跳起来舔她的脸。
lick
sth
↔
up
A
cat
licked
up
the
drops
spilt
on
the
floor.
一只猫把打翻在地板上的东西舔光了。
lick
sth
off
sth
He
licked
the
drops
off
his
upper
lip.
他舔去上唇的液滴。
2
SPORT
体育运动
to
defeat
an
opponent
[非正式] 击败〔对手〕
T | informal
I
bet
we
could
lick
the
best
teams
in
Georgia.
我敢打赌我们能打败佐治亚州最强的队。
3
FLAMES/WAVES
火焰/波浪
if
flames
or
waves
lick
something,
they
touch
it
again
and
again
with
quick
movements
[文] 〔火焰〕燎着，卷烧;〔波浪〕轻拍
I,T | literary
[+
at/against
]
Soon
the
flames
were
licking
at
the
curtains.
火舌很快就吞卷着窗帘。
4
have (got) sth licked
to
have
succeeded
in
dealing
with
a
difficult
problem
[非正式] 使某事得到解决
informal
Just
when
you
think
you’ve
got
it
licked,
it
comes
back.
就在你以为解决了的时候，问题又回来了。
5
lick your lips lick your chops
also
又作
to
feel
eager
and
excited
because
you
are
expecting
to
get
something
good
舔唇向往，热切期待
AmE
Scottish
rugby
fans
are
licking
their
lips
in
anticipation.
苏格兰的橄榄球迷正在热切期盼着。
6
lick your wounds
to
quietly
think
about
the
defeat
or
disappointment
you
have
just
suffered
〔失败或失望后〕重整旗鼓
7
lick sb’s boots
to
obey
someone
completely
because
you
are
afraid
of
them
or
want
to
please
them
巴结某人，拍某人马屁
noun
8
when
you
move
your
tongue
across
the
surface
of
something
舔
C usually singular 一般用单数
Can
I
have
a
lick
of
your
ice
cream?
我可以舔一口你的冰激凌吗？
9
a lick of paint/colour etc
a
small
amount
of
paint
etc
put
onto
the
surface
of
something
to
improve
its
appearance
薄薄一层油漆/颜料等
It’ll
be
okay
after
a
lick
of
paint.
刷上一点油漆就行了。
10
not a lick of sth
not
even
a
small
amount
of
something
一点都没有某事物
AmE old-fashioned
Ann
won’t
do
a
lick
of
work
around
the
house.
家里的事安一点也不做。
11
part
of
a
song
played
on
a
GUITAR
[非正式] 〔吉他演奏歌曲的〕小过门
C | informal
a
bluesy
guitar
lick
用吉他演奏的蓝调风格小过门
12
at a great/fair lick
very
fast
[英，非正式] 迅速地
BrE informal
13
give sth a lick and a promise
a.
to
wash
or
clean
something
quickly
and
carelessly
b.
to
do
a
job
quickly
and
carelessly
[美] 马马虎虎地做某事
BrE AmE
14
an
act
of
hitting
someone
一击，击打
C | informal