| 释义 |
lick /lɪk/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 舔；舔吃；把…舔得
The dog licked her hand. 狗舔她的手。
Cats lick water to drink it. 猫舔水喝。
The child licked his fingers clean. 孩子把手指舔干净。
At dawn his dog licks him awake. 天亮时分他的狗把他舔醒。
2. (波浪)轻拍，轻打；(火焰)吞卷
He watched the small waves lick the seashore. 他望着细浪拍打海岸。
The flames are licking the house. 火焰正吞卷房屋。
3. 〈口〉(作为惩罚用鞭、棍)揍，打
The father licked the boy for lying. 父亲因男孩撒谎而揍他。
4. 〈口〉打败；克服；超过；使困惑
Tom licked his opponent at tennis. 汤姆在网球赛中打败了对手。
endeavour to lick inflation 努力克服通货膨胀
He licked the disease in a month. 他在一个月中战胜了疾病。
That achievement licks anything I've heard of yet. 这一成就比我至今所听说的任何成就都强。
It licks me how he could have got to know the information. 我真弄不明白他怎么会知道这消息的。
❷ vi.
1. 舔
2. 轻轻拍打
The waves are licking about her feet. 浪花在她脚边轻轻拍打着。
3. 急冲；急速运行(或运动)
The flames are licking out of windows. 火舌正窜出窗户。
I drove slowly, wipers licking at the windshield. 我缓慢地开车，刮水器在挡风玻璃上急速摆动着。
II n.
1. 舔
The child gave the ice cream a lick. 小孩舔了一下冰淇淋。
2. = salt lick
3. 〈口〉一击
One good lick knocked him down. 狠狠的一击把他打倒在地。
4. 〈口〉少量
a lick of paint 一点儿油漆
He's never done a lick of work in his life. 他一辈子从没干过一点工作。
5. 〈口〉简短快速的活动
Before we go out I'll just give the room a quick lick. 我们出去之前，我来把屋子抓紧收拾一下。
6. 〈口〉速度；步速；快速
at full (a great) lick 以全(高)速
7. [常作 licks]〈口〉(即兴插入的)爵士乐装饰乐句，小过门
8. [常作 licks] 〈俚〉轮到的机会
He got his licks in. 轮到他了。
[<OE liccian; 与OHG leckon, L lingere, Gr leikhein 有关] phr. a lick and a promise 〈口〉草率从事 (尤指洗身等)Since it was late she only gave the children a lick and a promise before bed. 因为时间晚了，她在孩子们睡前只马虎地给他们洗一洗。She didn't have time to clean thoroughly, but gave the room a lick and a promise. 她没有时间彻底打扫，只是把屋子草草收拾了一下。at a lick 〈口〉很快地，极其快速地 lick into shape 见 shape
lick off舔掉
The boy licked the jam off his lips. 男孩把唇上的果酱舔掉。
lick one's chops (over) 见 chop²
lick one's wounds 见 wound
lick the boots of 见 boot
lick up 1. 舔净
The cat will lick up the milk that is spilt. 猫儿会把打翻的牛奶舔干净的。
2. (火焰)吞噬
The flames licked up the dry grass. 火焰吞噬了干草。 |