lick

[lik]

v.舔, 轻拍, 击败, 掠过
n.舔, 少许, 打, 速度

例句与用法：

The disappointed losers crawled home to lick their wounds.

输者废然而返以重整旗鼓。

The cat licked up its milk.

猫把奶舔乾净了。

The boat would look better with a lick of paint.

这小船稍加颜色就好看了。

The new recruits will be fine once they've been licked into shape.

新兵一经训练就是好样儿的。

The children licked their lips as the cake was cut.

蛋糕一切开，孩子们就垂涎三尺了。

One last lick and the milk was gone.

剩奶最後一舔而光。

He licked his fingers.

他舔手指。

The kitty licked up the milk.

小猫舔光了牛奶。

词形变化：

名词: licker | 动词过去式: licked | 动词过去分词: licked | 动词现在分词: licking | 动词第三人称单数: licks |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 舔, 舐; 舔吃[O8]

The cat is licking its fur.

猫在舔身上的毛。

2. (波浪)轻拍, 轻打; (火焰)吞卷

The flames were licking the warehouse.

火焰正吞卷仓库。

3. 【口】(作为惩罚而)揍, 打

4. 【口】打败; 克服; 超越

It was easy for our team to lick theirs.

我们队很容易打败他们队。

5. 【口】使困惑

It licks me how he did it.

我真弄不懂他是怎么做成的。

vi.

1. 舔, 舐

2. (波浪)轻拍, 轻打; (火焰)窜, 烧

The flames are licking out of windows.

火舌正往窗户外面窜。

3. 急速运动

n.

1. 舔, 舐[S1]

He gave the stamp a lick.

他舔了舔邮票。

2. 少量[S][(+of)]

3. 【口】速度; 快速[S]

The car was moving at a great lick.

汽车以高速行驶。

短语词组：

give a lick and a promise

1. 草率地打扫(或擦洗)

We didn't have time to clean thoroughly, but gave the classroom a lick and a promise.

我们没有时间彻底打扫, 只是把教室草草地打扫了一下。