lick
verb uk/lɪk/ us/lɪk/
(MOVE TONGUE)
B2 [ T ]舔，舐
to move the tongue across the surface of something
He licked the chocolate off his fingers. 他把手指上的巧克力舔干净了。
She licked the stamps and stuck them on the parcel. 她舔了一下邮票，然后贴在包裹上。
[ T, I + prep ]（火焰）蔓延，掠过，吞卷;（波浪）拍击，冲刷
If flames or waves lick something, they pass over it quickly or touch it lightly like a tongue.
Within a few seconds flames were licking at the curtains. 几秒钟之内火舌就蔓延到了窗帘。
- More examples
- Lick the envelope and seal it.
- They licked their lollies.
- We ate the cakes and licked our fingers.
- They licked water from the window panes.
- The cat licked its kittens clean.
(DEFEAT)
[ T ] informal（在竞赛、争斗等中）轻易打败，轻取
to defeat easily in a competition, fight, etc.
We'll lick the other teams. 我们将一举击败其他球队。
Idioms
have (got) something lickedidiom informal 已轻松解决…
to have solved a problem
lick someone's bootsidiom informal (offensive lick someone's arse/ass) 对（某人）阿谀奉承，对（某人）溜须拍马
to try very hard to please someone in authority, usually in order to get an advantage
He needn't expect me to go licking his boots! 他不用指望我去拍他的马屁！
lick your lipsidiom 舔嘴唇
to move your tongue along your lips
She took a bite of doughnut and licked her lips. 她咬了一口炸面圈，然后舔了舔嘴唇。
垂涎欲滴地期待
to feel pleasure at the thought of something
He licked his lips at the thought of all that money. 一想到那么多的钱，他就有些迫不及待了。
lick your woundsidiom 养伤，休整;重整旗鼓
to spend time getting back your strength or happiness after a defeat or bad experience
lick
noun uk/lɪk/ us/lɪk/
(HIT)
[ C ] old-fashioned informal抽打，鞭打
the act of hitting someone with something such as a whip
(SPEED)
at a fair, great, etc. lick UK informal 快速，飞速
at a fast speed
The trains go by at a hell of a lick. 火车疾驰而过。
He ran up the hill at a fair lick.
The economy is growing at a healthy lick now.
The conductor took Puccini's score at a terrific lick.
He shot out of the starting blocks at a tremendous lick.
(SMALL AMOUNT)
[ C ] informal少量;薄层
a small amount or thin layer
The living room could do with a lick of paint. 起居室薄薄地刷一层油漆就行了。
(MUSIC)
[ C ] music specialized（爵士乐或摇滚乐中的）小过门
in jazz or rock music, a short series of notes played by one musician
(TONGUE)
[ C ]舔，舐
the action of licking something
Can I have a lick of your ice cream? 我可以尝一口你的冰激凌吗？
Idiom
a lick and a promiseidiom old-fashioned informal 匆匆打扫，草草洗涮
a quick and careless act of cleaning or washing