英语词汇“lick one's wounds”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lick one's wounds

Retire to recover one’s strength or confidence after a humiliating experience: the party was licking its wounds after electoral defeat...

The objectors retreated to their homes, licking their wounds and gathering their strength for a fight against two other wind farms.
Rarely can a Cup Final have ended in such dramatic circumstances, and while Longford rejoiced, the Waterford players retired to lick their wounds and to look forward to real life again.
Devastated at being let down by her own body, she has been licking her wounds, taking stock, trying to recover the self-belief that propelled her to victory in the Olympics, the European Championships and two Commonwealth Games.

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单词	lick one's wounds
释义	lick one's wounds Retire to recover one’s strength or confidence after a humiliating experience: the party was licking its wounds after electoral defeat... The objectors retreated to their homes, licking their wounds and gathering their strength for a fight against two other wind farms. Rarely can a Cup Final have ended in such dramatic circumstances, and while Longford rejoiced, the Waterford players retired to lick their wounds and to look forward to real life again. Devastated at being let down by her own body, she has been licking her wounds, taking stock, trying to recover the self-belief that propelled her to victory in the Olympics, the European Championships and two Commonwealth Games. See parent entry: lick
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