| 单词 | lick |
| 释义 | verb | noun licklick1 /lɪk/ ●●● S3 verb 1TONGUE [transitive] to move your tongue across something in order to eat it, clean it, etc.: The cat licked itself.2DEFEAT [transitive] informal to defeat an opponent or solve a problem: We have to lick this thing before it gets worse.3FLAMES/WAVES [intransitive, transitive] literary (also lick at) if flames or waves lick something, they touch it again and again with quick movements: Flames licked at the ceiling.4lick your lips/chops informal to feel eager and excited because you are expecting something good5lick your wounds to quietly think about a defeat or disappointing experience that has just happened to you: Defeated Conservatives were still licking their wounds.6lick somebody’s boots disapproving to obey someone completely or do things to please someone[Origin: Old English liccian]lick something ↔ up phrasal verb to drink or eat something by licking it: The dog licked up the melting ice cream. verb | noun licklick2 noun 1[countable usually singular] an act of licking something with your tongue: Can I have a lick of your ice cream cone?2not a lick of something spoken informal not even a small amount of something: Those kids don’t have a lick of common sense.3[countable] informal an act of hitting someone: I got a few good licks in.4give something a lick and a promise to do a job, especially cleaning something, quickly and carelessly |
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