英汉词典

lick 基本解释

• 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

lick 词态变化

lick 中文词源

来自PIE*leigh,舔，拟声词，词源同lecher,lichen.

lick 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.

lick 词组搭配

lick 英文释义

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"

lick 双语例句

1. You'll have four months in which to lick the recruits into shape.

你将有4个月的时间把这些新兵训练出来。

来自柯林斯例句

2. My room needed a lick of paint to freshen it up.

我的房间只要刷一点油漆就能焕然一新。

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Kevin wanted a lick of Sarah's lollipop.

凯文想舔一下萨拉的棒棒糖.

来自柯林斯例句

5. I think we could lick the best teams there.

我想我们能打败那儿最好的队.

来自《简明英汉词典》

lick 实用场景例句

He licked his fingers.

他舔了一下自己的手指。

牛津词典

I'm tired of licking envelopes.

我舔信封都舔烦了。

牛津词典

The cat sat licking its paws.

那只猫坐着舔爪子。

牛津词典

She licked the spoon clean.

她把调羹舔得干干净净。

牛津词典

The cat licked up the milk.

猫把牛奶舔光了。

牛津词典

She licked the honey off the spoon.

她舔光了调羹上的蜂蜜。

牛津词典

Flames were soon licking the curtains.

火焰很快就烧着了窗帘。

牛津词典

The flames were now licking at their feet.

火焰现正在他们脚下蔓延。

牛津词典

We thought we had them licked .

我们以为已经轻易地把他们对付过去了。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

Can I have a lick of your ice cream?

我能尝一口你的冰激凌吗？

牛津词典

What this room needs is a lick of paint.

这房间所需要的是刷点儿涂料。

牛津词典

a guitar/blues lick

用吉他演奏的 / 布鲁斯爵士乐的小过门

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The apex of the flames licked the crimson sky.

火焰的舌尖舔卷着绯红色的天空。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the screeching licks of heavy metal guitar.

用重金属吉他演奏的尖厉过门

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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.

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