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lick v.舔；轻拍；击败；掠过n.舔；少许；打；<口>速度 (1) 他舔手指。(2) 小猫舔光了牛奶。(3) 我们队很容易打败他们队。(4) 火焰将一切烧尽。(5) 他把饭碗舔得一干二净。(6) 这小船稍加颜色就好看了。(7) 我无论怎样打都改不了他的缺点。(8) 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？ Animal mothers lick their babies to clean them, and adult cats also groom themselves this way. People generally lick things to taste them: you might lick an ice cream cone or a lollipop, or lick salt off your arm after a day at the beach. Colloquially, to lick an opponent is to beat them at a game or fight. In jazz music, a lick is a short burst of music, or a solo.

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英 [lɪk] 美 [lɪk] (1) He licked his fingers.(2) The kitty licked up the milk.(3) It was easy for our team to lick theirs.(4) The flames licked up everything.(5) He gave the bowl a thorough lick.(6) The boat would look better with a lick of paint.(7) I cannot lick a fault out of him.(8) The camp was delirious with hope, we had licked the Germans, and we were going to lick the Japanese. To lick is to taste or touch with the tongue. When your dog licks you, he's saying hello. Humans should opt for waving hello over licking. 1[VERB 动词]舔 When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface.   [V n]  [usu sing]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。Lick is also a noun.Kevin wanted a lick of Sarah's lollipop.凯文想舔一下萨拉的棒棒糖。2[VERB 动词]轻易打败；轻松战胜 If you lick someone or something, you easily defeat them in a fight or competition.   [V n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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。3[VERB 动词]（火焰）触及，吞卷 When flames of a large fire lick somewhere or something, the fire begins to reach that place or thing and the flames touch it lightly and briefly.   [V prep/adv]  [V n]  [LITERARY 文]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。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]少量；一点 A lick of something is a small amount of it.   [usu N of n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]小过门（吉他演奏的歌曲）；（即兴插入的）爵士乐装饰乐句 A lick is a short piece of music which is part of a song and is played on a guitar. A lick is also a short section in a piece of jazz, which the musician invents while they are playing.   [INFORMAL 非正式]...the screeching licks of heavy metal guitar.用重金属吉他演奏的尖厉过门6见 to lick your lips →see: lip； to lick into shape→see: shape； to lick your wounds→see: wound；

英语单词	lick
英美音标	英 [lɪk] 美 [lɪk]
中文释义	v.舔；轻拍；击败；掠过 n.舔；少许；打；<口>速度
英语例句	(1) He licked his fingers. (2) The kitty licked up the milk. (3) It was easy for our team to lick theirs. (4) The flames licked up everything. (5) He gave the bowl a thorough lick. (6) The boat would look better with a lick of paint. (7) I cannot lick a fault out of him. (8) The camp was delirious with hope, we had licked the Germans, and we were going to lick the Japanese.
中文例句	(1) 他舔手指。 (2) 小猫舔光了牛奶。 (3) 我们队很容易打败他们队。 (4) 火焰将一切烧尽。 (5) 他把饭碗舔得一干二净。 (6) 这小船稍加颜色就好看了。 (7) 我无论怎样打都改不了他的缺点。 (8) 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？
vocabulary简明	To lick is to taste or touch with the tongue. When your dog licks you, he's saying hello. Humans should opt for waving hello over licking.
vocabulary扩展	Animal mothers lick their babies to clean them, and adult cats also groom themselves this way. People generally lick things to taste them: you might lick an ice cream cone or a lollipop, or lick salt off your arm after a day at the beach. Colloquially, to lick an opponent is to beat them at a game or fight. In jazz music, a lick is a short burst of music, or a solo.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]舔 When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface. [V n] [usu sing] 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。 Lick is also a noun. Kevin wanted a lick of Sarah's lollipop. 凯文想舔一下萨拉的棒棒糖。 2 [VERB 动词]轻易打败；轻松战胜 If you lick someone or something, you easily defeat them in a fight or competition. [V n] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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。 3 [VERB 动词]（火焰）触及，吞卷 When flames of a large fire lick somewhere or something, the fire begins to reach that place or thing and the flames touch it lightly and briefly. [V prep/adv] [V n] [LITERARY 文] 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。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]少量；一点 A lick of something is a small amount of it. [usu N of n] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]小过门（吉他演奏的歌曲）；（即兴插入的）爵士乐装饰乐句 A lick is a short piece of music which is part of a song and is played on a guitar. A lick is also a short section in a piece of jazz, which the musician invents while they are playing. [INFORMAL 非正式] ...the screeching licks of heavy metal guitar. 用重金属吉他演奏的尖厉过门 6 见 to lick your lips →see: lip ； to lick into shape→see: shape ； to lick your wounds→see: wound ；

Lick Licked Flames [V N Short Verb 动词