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lickBrE /lɪk/NAmE /lɪk/ verbpresent 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◆~ sthHe 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◆~ sthFlames were soon licking the curtains. 火焰很快就烧着了窗帘。◆~ at sthThe 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 ˈwoundsto 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 ˈlipsto 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 ˈshapeto 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 |