首页英语词典licklick的意思

lick

英 [lɪk] 美[lɪk]

英英释义词组搭配实用场景例句

近义词taste lap

vt. 舔；卷过；鞭打
vt. （非正式）战胜
vi. 舔；轻轻拍打
n. 舔；打；少许
n. (Lick)人名；(英、匈)利克

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词态变化

第三人称单数: licks;过去式: licked;过去分词: licked;现在分词: licking;

中文词源

lick 舔

来自PIE*leigh,舔，拟声词，词源同lecher,lichen.

英英释意

1. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

2. touching with the tongue;: "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

3. (boxing) a blow with the fist;: "I gave him a clout on his nose"

英文词源

lick: lick: see lecher
lick (v.1): Old English liccian "to pass the tongue over the surface, lap, lick up," from Proto-Germanic *likkon (cognates: Old Saxon likkon, Dutch likken, Old High German lecchon, German lecken, Gothic bi-laigon), from PIE imitative base *leigh- (cognates: Sanskrit ledhi "he licks," Armenian lizum "I lick," Greek leikhein "to lick," Latin lingere "to lick," Old Irish ligim "I lick," Welsh llwy "spoon"). French lécher is a Germanic loan word.

To lick (someone or something) into shape (1610s) is in reference to the supposed ways of bears:
Beres ben brought forthe al fowle and transformyd and after that by lyckyng of the fader and the moder they ben brought in to theyr kyndely shap. ["The Pylgremage of the Sowle," 1413]
lick (n.): "an act of licking," c. 1600, from lick (v.1). Meaning "small portion" is 1814, originally Scottish; hence U.S. colloquial sense. Sense of "place where an animal goes to lick salt" is from 1747. The jazz music sense of "short figure or solo" is by 1922.
lick (v.2): "to beat," 1535, perhaps from figurative use of lick (v.1) in the Coverdale bible that year in sense of "defeat, annihilate" (an enemy's forces) in Num. xxii:4:
Now shal this heape licke up all that is about vs, euen as an oxe licketh vp the grasse in the field.
But to lick (of) the whip "taste punishment" is attested from mid-15c.

词组搭配

at a lick

(informal)at a fast pace; with considerable speed

(非正式)快速，迅速

a lick and a promise

(informal)a hasty performance of a task, especially of cleaning something

(非正式)草率从事（尤指清洗工作）

lick someone's boots ( 或粗俚

be excessively obsequious towards someone, especially to gain favour from them

死命地拍马奉承

lick someone/thing into shape

lick one's lips (或chops)

look forward to something with eager anticipation

急切地盼望；（对…）馋涎欲滴

lick one's wounds

retire to recover one's strength or confidence after a defeat or humiliating experience

（失败或受辱后）休养生息，养精蓄锐，恢复元气

the political organization he worked for was licking its wounds after electoral defeat.
他所在的政治组织在竞选失利后正在休养生息，以图恢复元气。

lick and a promise

A superficial effort made without care or enthusiasm.

草率的努力：草率地或毫无热情地做出的表面上的努力

lick into shape【非正式用语】

To bring into satisfactory condition or appearance.

使成形，使象样：把某物整理好或使某物外形美观

lick (one's) chops

To anticipate delightedly.

高兴地期待

lick (one's) wounds

To recuperate after a defeat.

从挫折中恢复

实用场景例句

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。

She licked the spoon clean.: 她把调羹舔得干干净净。

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。

Flames were soon licking the curtains.: 火焰很快就烧着了窗帘。

The flames were now licking at their feet.: 火焰现正在他们脚下蔓延。

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。

Can I have a lick of your ice cream?: 我能尝一口你的冰激凌吗？

What this room needs is a lick of paint.: 这房间所需要的是刷点儿涂料。

a guitar/blues lick: 用吉他演奏的 / 布鲁斯爵士乐的小过门

She folded up her letter, licking the envelope flap with relish...: 她把信折好，用力舔了舔信封的折口。

The dog rose awkwardly to his feet and licked the man's hand excitedly.: 那只狗笨拙地站起来，兴奋地舔着那个男人的手。

He might be able to lick us all in a fair fight...: 如果公平较量，他也许能将我们所有人都轻易打败。

The Chancellor's upbeat message that the Government had licked inflation for good was marred by more job losses.: 总理乐观地声称政府已经一劳永逸地解决了通货膨胀问题，但更多人的失业却令这一消息大为减色。

The fire came roaring through the kitchen ceiling and sent its red tongues licking into the entrance hall...: 大火蔓烧过厨房的天花板咆哮而来，红色的火舌朝门厅内卷去。

The apex of the flames licked the crimson sky.: 火焰的舌尖舔卷着绯红色的天空。

It could do with a lick of paint to brighten up its premises.: 可用少量油彩使四下显得更亮堂。

...the screeching licks of heavy metal guitar.: 用重金属吉他演奏的尖厉过门

Even a fox will lick its hindquarters, but some of the faeries were the dirtiest beasts.: 就连一只狐狸也会舔后腿, 可是有些仙灵是最肮脏的野兽.