lick

verb

/lɪk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they lick	/lɪk/ /lɪk/
he / she / it licks	/lɪks/ /lɪks/
past simple licked	/lɪkt/ /lɪkt/
past participle licked	/lɪkt/ /lɪkt/
-ing form licking	/ˈlɪkɪŋ/ /ˈlɪkɪŋ/

Idioms

[transitive] to move your tongue over the surface of something in order to eat it, make it wet or clean it舔
- lick something He licked his fingers.他舔了一下自己的手指。
- I'm tired of licking envelopes.我舔信封都舔烦了。
- The cat sat licking its paws.那只猫坐着舔爪子。
- lick something + adj. She licked the spoon clean.她把调羹舔得干干净净。
[transitive] lick something + adv./prep. to eat or drink something by licking it舔吃；舔着喝
- The cat licked up the milk.猫把牛奶舔光了。
- She licked the honey off the spoon.她舔光了调羹上的蜂蜜。
[transitive, intransitive] (of flames火焰) to touch something lightly掠过；（火舌）舔食
- lick something Flames were soon licking the curtains.火焰很快就烧着了窗帘。
- lick at something The flames were now licking at their feet.火焰现正在他们脚下蔓延。
[transitive] lick somebody/something (informal) to easily defeat somebody or deal with something轻松战胜；轻易对付
- We thought we had them licked.我们以为已经轻易地把他们对付过去了。
- It was a tricky problem but I think we've licked it.这是一个棘手的问题，但我认为我们轻而易举地把它解决了。

词源Old English liccian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch likken and German lecken, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leikhein and Latin lingere.

Idioms

get/knock/lick somebody into shape

to train somebody so that they do a particular job, task, etc. well把某人培养成材（或训练出来）
- It took him just two weeks to knock the new recruits into shape.他只用了两个星期就把新兵训练好了。
- Leave the boy with me—I'll soon knock him into shape!把这男孩交给我，我会很快把他调教好的！

lick somebody’s boots

(British English, taboo, slang lick somebody’s arse)

(disapproving) to show too much respect for somebody in authority because you want to please them阿谀奉承；谄媚；拍马屁 synonym crawl

lick/get/knock somebody into shape

to train somebody so that they do a particular job, task, etc. well把某人培养成材（或训练出来）
- Leave the boy with me—I'll soon lick him into shape!把这个男孩交给我吧——我很快就会把他驯服的！

lick/smack your lips

to move your tongue over your lips, especially before eating something good（尤指在吃好东西前）舔嘴唇
(informal) to show that you are excited about something and want it to happen soon迫不及待；渴望
- They were licking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal.他们一想到马上要做成这笔交易就显得急不可待了。

lick your wounds

to spend time trying to get your strength or confidence back after a defeat or a disappointing experience（失败或失望后）恢复元气，重整旗鼓
- Leeds are still licking their wounds after their humiliating defeat by Grimsby.利兹队在耻辱地被格里姆斯比击败后，仍在舔伤口。

lick

noun

/lɪk/

Idioms

[countable] an act of licking something with the tongue舔
- Can I have a lick of your ice cream?我能尝一口你的冰淇淋吗？
[singular] a lick of paint (informal) a small amount of paint, used to make a place look better一点儿（涂料）
- What this room needs is a lick of paint.这房间所需要的是刷点儿涂料。
[countable] (informal) a short piece of music played on a guitar in jazz or pop music （吉他演奏的歌曲）小过门
- a guitar/blues lick 用吉他演奏的／布鲁斯乐的小过门

词源Old English liccian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch likken and German lecken, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leikhein and Latin lingere.

Idioms

at a (fair) lick

(informal) fast; at a high speed迅速；高速地

a lick and a promise

(informal) the act of performing a task quickly and carelessly, especially of washing or cleaning something quickly草草了事，敷衍塞责（尤指快速地洗刷东西）