licks

1. vt. 舔 pass the tongue over or under
2. vt. 打;打败 beat; defeat
3. vi. 〈俚〉走;匆忙 go; hurry

1. [S]舔 an act of licking
2. [S](油漆等)一刷之量 slight application

• 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

• 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

• 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

• give〔have, take〕 a lick舔一下

• a lick at舔一下…
• a lick of少量的…

lick up v. 舔光；吞噬

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。

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？