lick
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface. 舔
She folded up her letter, licking the envelope flap with relish. 她把信折起來，享受地舔著信封蓋。
2. N-COUNT Lick is also a noun. 舔
It's incredible how long a cat can go without more than a lick of milk or water. 不可思議的是，貓不舔一口嬭或一滴水能活這麼久。
3. N-COUNT A lick of something is a small amount of it. 少量[非正式] [usu N 'of' n]
It could do with a lick of paint to brighten up its premises. 用一點塗料就可以讓房子明亮起來。
4. to lick into shape→see shape
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lick /l?k/ (licking,licked,licks)
劍橋詞典
- 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 .
lick verb (MOVE TONGUE)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to move the tongue across the surface of something
舔，舐
He licked the chocolate off his fingers . 他把手指上的巧尅力舔乾淨(jìng)了。
She licked the stamps and stuck them on the parcel . 她舔了一下郵票，然後貼在包裹上。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞, 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 + prep ]
If flames or waves lick something, they pass over it quickly or touch it lightly like a tongue .
（火焰）蔓延，掠過，吞卷；（波浪）拍擊，沖刷
Within a few seconds flames were licking at the curtains . 幾秒鍾之內(nèi)火舌就蔓延到了窗簾。
例句
lick verb (DEFEAT)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] informalto defeat easily in a competition , fight , etc.
（在競賽、爭鬭等中）輕易打敗，輕取
We'll lick the other teams . 我們將一擧擊敗其他球隊。
習(xí)語
have (got) sth lickedlick sb's boots
lick your lips
lick your wounds 返回 lick