lick

1.[t]舔to move your tongue over the surface of sth in order to eat it, make it wet or clean it

2.[t]~ sth + adv./prep.舔吃；舔着喝to eat or drink sth by licking it

3.[t][i]掠过；（火舌）舔食to touch sth lightly

4.[t](informal)~ sb/sth轻松战胜；轻易对付to easily defeat sb or deal with sth

lick sbs boots

阿谀奉承；谄媚；拍马屁to show too much respect for sb in authority because you want to please them

lick your wounds

（失败或失望后）恢复元气，重整旗鼓to spend time trying to get your strength or confidence back after a defeat or disappointment

1.[c]舔an act of licking sth with the tongue

2.[sing](informal)a ~ of paint一点儿（涂料）a small amount of paint, used to make a place look better

3.[c](informal)（吉他演奏的歌曲）小过门a short piece of music which is part of a song and is played on a guitar

a lick and a promise

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

at a (fair) lick

迅速；高速地fast; at a high speed

1.〈口〉鞭打;打败,胜过

2.舐;舐吃

3.(波浪,火焰等)触及,蔓延,吞没,掠过

4.像舐东西一样蔓延;(波浪)轻轻拍打

5.胜过,赢得,高速行进

1.〈口〉速度,速力

2.舐,一舐

3.一舐的量,少量,些许

4.〈美〉野兽跑去舐盐的盐渍地

5.〈俚〉重打,痛殴

6.〈俚〉轮到的机会

7.〈美俚〉(即兴插入的)爵士音乐装饰乐句

1.to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet

2.if something such as fire or water licks something, it touches it several times

3.to deal with a difficult problem or situation successfully; to defeat someone easily in a game or competition

4.to hit someone

1.the action of licking something

2.a particular set of notes from a piece of popular music

3.a hard hit with something