| 词汇 | lick |
| 释义 | lick | BrE lɪk, AmE lɪk | A. transitive verb ① (with tongue) 舔 ▸ to lick sth clean 把某物舔干净 ▸ to lick one's lips or informal chops literal 舔嘴唇 figurative (at prospect) 热切期盼 ▸ the children licked their lips as the cake was cut 切蛋糕时孩子们都馋得直舔嘴唇 ▸ she's licking her chops at the thought of spending all that money! 她一想到能花那一大笔钱都迫不及待了 ▸ to lick sth/sb into shape 使某事物/某人变得更好 ▸ the old house has been licked into shape 这幢旧房子修缮好了 ▸ the manager has a year to lick the team into shape 主教练有一年的时间把球队调教好 ② (remove with tongue) 舔掉 ▸ to lick sth off, to lick off sth; 把某物舔掉 ▸ to lick blood from a cut/honey off a spoon 舔掉伤口上的血/调羹上的蜂蜜 ③ informal (defeat) 打败 ; (outperform) 超过 ▸ to get licked 被打败 ▸ to lick a problem 解决问题 ▸ this puzzle has got me licked 这个难题把我难住了 ④ (touch lightly) 轻轻触及 ▸ the waves were licking the seashore 波浪轻拍着海岸 B. noun ① (with tongue) 舔 ▸ to give sth a lick; 舔某物一下 ▸ the child gave the bowl a good lick 孩子把碗舔得干干净净 ▸ to give sb or let sb have a lick (of sth) 让某人舔一口（某物） ▸ a lick and a promise informal 草草了事 ▸ to give the room a lick and a promise informal 马马虎虎打扫一下房间 ② figurative informal (quick application) 一点 ▸ a lick of paint 薄薄的一层油漆 ③ informal (speed) 速度 ; (fast speed) 快速 ▸ at a fair (old) lick 快速地 ▸ at (quite) a lick 迅速地 ▸ to drive at full lick 全速驾驶 PHRASAL VERB lick up: transitive verb [lick up sth, lick sth up] 舔食 ▸ the cat licked up the milk 猫把牛奶舔光了 |
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