licks

英 [lɪks]

美 [lɪks]

v.  舔; 舔吃; 舔着喝; 掠过; (火舌)舔食
lick的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 舔
  When people or animalslicksomething, they move their tongue across its surface.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Lickis also a noun.
     
  4. Kevin wanted a lick of Sarah's lollipop.
     凯文想舔一下萨拉的棒棒糖。
• VERB 轻易打败；轻松战胜
  If youlicksomeone or something, you easily defeat them in a fight or competition.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB （火焰）触及，吞卷
  When flames of a large firelicksomewhere or something, the fire begins to reach that place or thing and the flames touch it lightly and briefly.
  1. 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。
  2. The apex of the flames licked the crimson sky.
     火焰的舌尖舔卷着绯红色的天空。
• N-COUNT 少量；一点
  Alick ofsomething is a small amount of it.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 小过门（吉他演奏的歌曲）；（即兴插入的）爵士乐装饰乐句
  Alickis a short piece of music which is part of a song and is played on a guitar. Alickis also a short section in a piece of jazz, which the musician invents while they are playing.
  1. ...the screeching licks of heavy metal guitar.
     用重金属吉他演奏的尖厉过门
• → see:lip

双语例句

• Male colleagues look away awkwardly as she moans and licks the lolly in the minute-long clip.
  在这段一分钟的短片中，女职员边舔冰棍，边发出吮吸声，在场的男同事们十分尴尬地把脸转过去。
• Rocha: Every dog licks his own dick.
  罗恰：只有狗才会吃自己的屎。
• It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
  当她用舌头舔它时他还在摇晃。
• She licks her lips out of habit.
  她舐嘴唇是出于习惯。
• Those first moments are crucial for mother and offspring from the moment it is born, she licks the pup, calls to it, pets it and protects it.
  刚出生的时候对于母亲和养育来说都是非常重要的，从它出生的那一刻起，母亲会舔舐幼崽，呼唤它、爱抚它并且保护它。
• It licks me how you were able to get there first.
  我真不理解你是怎样能够头一个到达那里的。
• Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.
  爱是即使你把你的小狗孤零零扔在家一天，他还会添你的脸。
• The students all dislike him because he often licks the teacher's boots ( apple-polished the teacher).
  同学们都很讨厌他，因为他经常拍老师的马屁。
• I don't like the man who licks his leader's boots.
  我不喜欢给领导拍马屁的人。
• I don't want a leader who licks himself.
  我可不愿意让没事舔自己的人做领头人。