pass the tongue over (something), typically in order to taste, moisten, or clean it
舔尝，舔湿（或舔净）
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he licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope 他舔了一下邮票，把它贴在信封上
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he licked at his damaged hand with his tongue .他用舌头舔了舔受伤的手。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]
〈喻〉 （火舌）吞卷；（波浪）轻拍，轻卷；（微风）撩，轻拂
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the flames licked around the wood .火舌吞卷着树林。
〈非正式〉 战胜（人，难题）
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all right Mary, I know when I'm licked 行了，玛丽，受挫时我自会知道的
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the Chancellor said that the government had inflation licked . 大臣说政府已经战胜了通货膨胀。
beat or thrash
揍，打败
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she stands tall and could lick any man in the place. 她个头高高的，要说打架的话，那地方没有一个男人是她的对手。
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〈西印度〉 砍倒，击倒。
an act of licking something with the tongue
舔
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Sammy gave his fingers a long lick .萨米长时间地舔着他的手指头。
〈喻〉 （火舌）吞卷；（波浪）轻拍，轻卷；（微风）撩，轻拂。
〈非 正式〉 薄薄的一层；快速的涂抹（尤指油漆）
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all she'd need to do to the kitchen was give it a lick of paint .她需要为厨房做的事情只是稍微把它油漆一下而已。
[in sing.][usu. with negative]
〈美〉（抽象事物的）极少量
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there's not a lick of suspense in the entire plot. 整个情节没有丝毫悬念。
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〈非 正式〉 （爵士乐或流行音乐中的）小过门
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cool guitar licks .绝妙的吉他小过门。
〈非 正式〉 狠狠的一击
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his mother gave him several licks for daring to blaspheme .他妈妈因为他竟敢亵渎神灵而狠揍了他几下。
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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〉arse ） be excessively obsequious towards someone, especially to gain favour from them. 死命地拍马奉承 -
lick someone/thing into shape 见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 -
not be able to do something a lick US informal be totally incompetent at the specified activity 〈美， 非正式〉 完全无法做,对…一窍不通I wasn't able to sing a lick. 我根本不会唱歌
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lickv.舔尝；舔湿；战胜；打败；揍；击倒；吞卷；轻拍；轻卷；撩
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lackn.没有；缺乏
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pickv.摘；采摘；采集；挑选；选择；拔；拉；撕；扯；挑；捡
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sickadj.病的；生病的；患病的；恶心的；想呕吐的；厌倦的；厌恶的；腻烦的；毛骨悚然的；恐怖的；极好的
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lockn.锁；船闸；水闸；前轮转向；第二排前锋；肯定成功的人；确定无疑的事；枪栓；一绺头发；气塞
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linkn.事物间的联系；关联；一环；沥青和麻屑火把；桥梁；交通线；沟通的纽带；联系；联系方式；链路
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clickn.咔嗒声；倒吸气音；点击
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