n. 舔;少许;打(lick的复数)
n a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
n touching with the tongue
n (boxing) a blow with the fist
v beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
v pass the tongue over
v find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
v take up with the tongue

lick的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. He licked his fingers.他舔手指。
  2. The kitty licked up the milk.小猫舔光了牛奶。
  3. Waves lick the side of a boat.浪花轻拍着小舟的船舷。
  4. It was easy for our team to lick theirs.我们队很容易打败他们队。
  5. The flames licked up everything.火焰将一切烧尽。
用作名词(n.)
  1. He gave the bowl a thorough lick.他把饭碗舔得一干二净。
  2. The boat would look better with a lick of paint.这小船稍加颜色就好看了。
  3. I cannot lick a fault out of him.我无论怎样打都改不了他的缺点。
  4. The camp was delirious with hope, we had licked the Germans, and we were going to lick the Japanese.全营的人在日日狂喜中怀着希望,德国被我们打垮了,日本还能持久吗?

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. It's time she licked.她该走了。
  2. He went off as hard as he could lick.他飞快地跑走了。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The little boy licked the ice-cream cone.小男孩舔着冰淇淋蛋卷。
  2. She licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope.她舔了舔邮票,把它贴到信封上。
  3. The cat was licking its paws.猫在舔爪子。
  4. If you lick me, you can take all money I have.如果你赢了我,你可以拿走我所有的钱。
  5. The father licked the boy for lying.父亲因儿子撒谎而揍他。
  6. We've licked the team every time we've played against it.每次与该队交锋,我们都把它击败了。
用作宾补动词S+~+ n./pron. + adj.
  1. He licked the spoon clean.他将那个勺舔干净了。
  2. The cat licked the dish clean.猫把盘子舔得一干二净。
用作名词(n.)
  1. He gave the bowl a thorough lick.他把饭碗舔得一干二净。
  2. Can I have a lick of your ice cream?我能舔一下你的冰淇淋吗?
  3. The house would look better with a lick of paint.这房子稍加点颜色就更好看了。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
lick boots〔feet,shoes〕 (v.+n.)
    〈非正〉巴结,奉承 cringe before sb, abject or servilelick one's boots〔feet,shoes〕

    She wanted her boyfriend to lick her feet all the time.

    她想让她的男朋友总是对她俯首帖耳。

    He'll lick the shoes of anyone to get what he wants.

    为了满足自己的需求,他会奉承任何人。

lick the dust (v.+n.)
    被击倒,被打败〔死〕 fall to the ground; be defeated or killed
lick into shape (v.+prep.+n.)
    〈非正〉使…合格〔像样〕 make presentable or efficientlick sb/sth into shape

    With a lot of training, we might be able to lick the team into shape in time for next year's games.

    通过大量训练,我们或许能把这个队及时训练好,迎接明年的比赛。

    With some more practice, we'll soon lick this piece of music into shape ready for the performance.

    再多练练,我们很快就能登台演奏这支曲子。

    If you give me the rough draft of your article I'll lick it into shape for you.

    如果你愿把文章的草稿给我,我会为你把它修改得像样一些。

lick lips (v.+n.)
    〈非正〉垂涎;满足 show eagerness or satisfactionlick one's lips

    The steak is so delicious that she's licking her lips.

    肉排这么香,使得她垂涎欲滴了。

    Our team licked its lips because we had beaten the champions.

    我们队很得意,因为我们打败了冠军队。

lick off1 (v.+adv.)
    用舌头舔掉 remove (sth) by lickinglick sth ⇔ off

    The children have just licked the cream off and left the jelly.

    孩子们刚巧舔掉奶油,把果冻留下了。

lick off2 (v.+prep.)
    从…上用舌头舔掉 remove (sth) from (sth) by lickinglick sth off sth

    The boy licked the jam off his lips.

    那个男孩舔掉了唇上的果酱。

    He only licked the cream off the top.

    他仅仅舔掉了上面的奶油。

lick up (v.+adv.)
    卷过,吞没 stage a comeback; embezzle
lick one's wound(s)
    失败后求复原,重整旗鼓 try to recover after a defeat

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • lick one's boots巴结,奉承
  • lick the dish舔盘子
  • lick the dust被击倒,被打败〔死〕
  • lick one's feet巴结,奉承
  • lick ice-cream舔冰淇淋
  • lick one's lips垂涎,满足
  • lick the seashore拍打着海岸
  • lick one's shoes巴结,奉承
  • lick one's wound(s)失败后求复原,重整旗鼓
~+副词
  • lick away〔up〕舔尽
  • lick off舔掉
  • lick the cream off舔掉奶油
  • lick up the milk舔尽牛奶
~+介词
  • lick about在…附近拍打
  • lick at拍打着
  • lick at the seawall拍打着防波堤
  • lick into shape使…合格
  • lick off从…上用舌头舔掉
  • lick off one's lips从唇上舔掉
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • give〔have, take〕 a lick舔一下
~+介词
  • a lick at舔一下…
  • a lick of少量的…

经典引文

  • Licks..can be placed in a manger for greedy feeders.

    出自:D. Tuke
  • Morgan licked dribbling coffee from the side of his plastic mug.

    出自:A. Chambers
  • Simon had licked the icing off one of the Christmas cupcakes.

    出自:B. Byars
  • She watched one of the men licking cigarette papers and sticking them together.

    出自:L. Cody
  • The goat..licked the plate dry.

    出自:R. K. Narayan
  • Her face was chalky white, the lips dry and she licked them in her sleep.

    出自:C. Hope
  • Two bad habits..are cleaning lenses in tap water and licking them clean.

    出自:Living
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