| 单词 | lick |
| 释义 | verbnounlickBrE /lɪk/ NAmE /lɪk/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they lick BrE /lɪk/ NAmE /lɪk/ present simple - he / she / it licks BrE /lɪks/ NAmE /lɪks/ past simple licked BrE /lɪkt/ NAmE /lɪkt/ past participle licked BrE /lɪkt/ NAmE /lɪkt/ -ing form licking BrE /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ [T ]to move your tongue over the surface of sth in order to eat it , make it wet or clean it 舔◆ ~sth He licked his fingers . 他舔了一下自己的手指。◆ I'm tired of licking envelopes . 我舔信封都舔烦了。◆ The cat sat licking its paws . 那只猫坐着舔爪子。◆ ~sth + adj .She licked the spoon clean . 她把调羹舔得干干净净。[T ]~sth + adv ./prep .to eat or drink sth by licking it 舔吃；舔着喝◆ The cat licked up the milk . 猫把牛奶舔光了。◆ She licked the honey off the spoon . 她舔光了调羹上的蜂蜜。[T , I ](of flames 火焰) to touch sth lightly 掠过；（火舌）舔食◆ ~sth Flames were soon licking the curtains . 火焰很快就烧着了窗帘。◆ ~at sth The flames were now licking at their feet . 火焰现正在他们脚下蔓延。[T ]~sb /sth (informal ) to easily defeat sb or deal with sth 轻松战胜；轻易对付◆ We thought we had them licked . 我们以为已经轻易地把他们对付过去了。◆ It was a tricky problem but I think we've licked it . 这是一个棘手的问题，但我认为我们轻而易举地把它解决了。 ● lick sb's ˈboots (also taboo , slang lick sb's ˈarse ) (disapproving ) to show too much respect for sb in authority because you want to please them 阿谀奉承；谄媚；拍马屁SYN crawl● lick your ˈwounds to spend time trying to get your strength or confidence back after a defeat or disappointment （失败或失望后）恢复元气，重整旗鼓● lick /smack your ˈlips to move your tongue over your lips , especially before eating sth good （尤指在吃好东西前）舔嘴唇(informal ) to show that you are excited about sth and want it to happen soon 迫不及待；渴望◆ They were licking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal . 他们一想到马上要做成这笔交易就显得急不可待了。● get /knock /lick sb into ˈshape to train sb so that they do a particular job , task , etc . well 把某人培养成材（或训练出来）lickBrE /lɪk/ NAmE /lɪk/ noun [C ]an act of licking sth with the tongue 舔◆ Can I have a lick of your ice cream ? 我能尝一口你的冰淇淋吗？[sing. ]a ~of paint (informal ) a small amount of paint , used to make a place look better 一点儿（涂料）◆ What this room needs is a lick of paint . 这房间所需要的是刷点儿涂料。[C ](informal ) a short piece of music which is part of a song and is played on a guitar（吉他演奏的歌曲）小过门◆ a guitar /blues lick 用吉他演奏的/布鲁斯乐的小过门 ● a lick and a ˈpromise (informal ) the act of performing a task quickly and carelessly , especially of washing or cleaning sth quickly 草草了事，敷衍塞责（尤指快速地洗刷东西）● at a (fair ) ˈlick (informal ) fast ; at a high speed 迅速；高速地 |
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