名詞 lick:

1. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
   同義詞：salt lick
2. touching with the tongue
   同義詞：lap
3. (boxing) a blow with the fist
   同義詞：punch, clout, poke, biff

動詞 lick:

1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
   同義詞：cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash
2. pass the tongue over
   同義詞：lap
3. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
   同義詞：solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, work
4. take up with the tongue
   同義詞：lap, lap up

1. The disappointed losers crawled home to lick their wounds.
   輸者廢然而返以重整旗鼓。
2. The cat licked up its milk.
   貓把奶舔乾凈了。
3. The boat would look better with a lick of paint.
   這小船稍加顏色就好看了。
4. The new recruits will be fine once they've been licked into shape.
   新兵一經(jīng)訓(xùn)練就是好樣兒的。
5. The children licked their lips as the cake was cut.
   蛋糕一切開，孩子們就垂涎三尺了。
6. One last lick and the milk was gone.
   剩奶最後一舔而光。
7. He licked his fingers.
   他舔手指。
8. The kitty licked up the milk.
   小貓?zhí)蚬饬伺Ｄ獭?/div>

lick

v.（動詞）
licked,lick.ing,licks
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To pass the tongue over or along:
舔：在…之上或沿著…舔：
例句：
lick a stamp.
舔一張郵票

To lap up.
舔食
To lap or flicker at like a tongue:
輕拍，輕打：象舌頭一樣輕拍或擺動：
例句：
The waves licked the sides of the boat.
浪花輕拍著小舟的船舷

Slang To punish with a beating; thrash.
【俚語】 揍：以揍來懲罰；揍打
Slang To get the better of; defeat:
【俚語】 占上風(fēng)；打?。?/br>例句：
licked her weight problem.
克服她的體重問題

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To pass or lap quickly and rapidly:
吞，卷：急速地經(jīng)過或拍打：
例句：
The flames licked at our feet.
火苗朝我們腳下卷了過來

n.（名詞）
The act or process of licking.
舔：舔的動作或過程
A small quantity; a bit:
少量；一點兒：
例句：
hasn`t got a lick of common sense.
沒有一丁點兒常識

A deposit of exposed natural salt that is licked by passing animals.
鹽堿地：裸露有天然鹽的地方，路過的動物常去舔食
A sudden hard stroke; a blow.
猛擊；打擊
Informal Speed; pace:
【非正式用語】 速度；步速：
例句：
moving along at a good lick.
移動得很快

Music A phrase improvised by a soloist, especially on the guitar or banjo.
【音樂】 小過門：一段由獨奏演員即興創(chuàng)作的樂句，尤指在吉它或班卓琴上完成的

<習(xí)慣用語>lick and a promise
A superficial effort made without care or enthusiasm.
草率的努力：草率地或毫無熱情地做出的表面上的努力
lick into shape【非正式用語】
To bring into satisfactory condition or appearance.
使成形，使象樣：把某物整理好或使某物外形美觀
lick (one`s) chops
To anticipate delightedly.
高興地期待
lick (one`s) wounds
To recuperate after a defeat.
從挫折中恢復(fù)
來源：
Middle English licken
中古英語 licken
from Old English liccian * see leigh-
源自 古英語 liccian *參見 leigh-

【引伸】
lick.er
n.（名詞）