| 单词 | lick |
| 释义 | lick¹ 1.(with tongue)舔 The cat was licking its paw.那只猫在舔自己的爪子。 The dog licked the man's hand excitedly.那条狗兴奋地舔着那个男人的手。 She folded up her letter, licking the envelope flap.她叠好信, 舔了舔信封的封口处。 to lick your fingers舔手指 He licked his fingers and wiped them on his shirt.他舔了舔手指, 然后在衬衣上擦了擦。 2.flames +吞噬；蔓延过 Windows blew out and flames licked the building.窗户炸飞了, 火焰吞噬了那座建筑。 The apex of the flames licked the crimson sky.火焰的舌尖舔噬着绯红的天空。 The flames licked the wood and it started to burn.大火蔓延到了林区, 树木开始燃烧起来。 3.<非正式>(defeat)打败；击败 He might be able to lick us all in a fair fight.如果是公平竞争的话, 他很可能会击败我们所有人。 the Chancellor's upbeat message that the Government had licked inflation大臣传递出的政府已经遏制住通货膨胀的乐观信息 Why go to Athens to watch your team get licked?为什么要去雅典看你们球队被对手击败？ 4.<非正式>(outdo)超过；超越；好于 She always licks me at math.她的数学成绩总是比我好。 5.<非正式>(flog)鞭打；抽打 idiom ◆to have sth licked克服…；战胜…；攻克… The area that we haven't got licked yet is upgrade management and engineering.我们尚未攻克的领域是升级管理和工程学。 ◆to lick sb's bootsSeeboot¹ ◆to lick sth clean把…舔干净 He ate all his pudding and then licked the bowl clean.他吃完了布丁, 又把碗舔了个一干二净。 ◆to lick sth into shape修饰…；布置…；完善… We've only got a couple of hours to lick this place into shape before the guests arrive.客人到来之前我们只有几小时的时间来布置场地。 ◆to lick your lips兴奋地期待；憧憬；津津有味地回忆 He was licking his lips at the prospect of revenge.看到了复仇的机会, 他跃跃欲试。 ◆to lick your wounds休养生息；重整旗鼓 They've had a couple of days to lick their wounds after back-to-back losses to New Jersey and Washington.在连续输掉了对新泽西队和华盛顿队的比赛后, 他们休整了两三天。 U2 licked their wounds after failing to lift any of the MTV awards.U2乐队在音乐电视大奖上颗粒无收, 只能回去重整旗鼓了。 Phrasal Verbslick at,lick off,lick up lick² 1.(with tongue)舔 The cat gave him a lick.猫舔了他一下。 He wanted a lick of her lollipop.他想舔一下她的棒棒糖。 2.(of paint, etc)少量；一点 a lick of paint一点油漆 It could do with a lick of paint to brighten up its premises.涂一点油漆就可以让房子亮丽起来。 3.【兽医】(substance)(供家畜舔食的)盐丸, 营养剂药丸 4.【动】(place)(动物的)舐盐处 5.(blow)击；击打 6.【音】(乐器演奏的)过门 the screeching licks of heavy metal guitar尖利的重金属吉他过门 7.(speed)速度 idiom ◆a lick and a promise匆忙应付；敷衍了事 We gave the bathrooms a lick and a promise.我们匆匆忙忙地打扫了一下卫生间。 |
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