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

• Crowds of fans thronged the Palace Grounds in the southern Indian city of Bangalore hours before the show, part of the band's "40 Licks" tour.
  演出前数小时，就有成群的乐迷涌向印度南部城市班加罗尔的“宫殿”广场。这次演出是该乐队“40首小调”巡回演出的一部分。
• The future could look bleak for human musicians as well. This android was laying down some licks with the Computer Robot Band.
  另外，人类音乐家们可能也没啥前景了。这个机器人正随着电脑机器人乐队的节拍轻轻舞动。
• I had given him a few good licks in return.
  我也重重地回敬了他好几拳。
• 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。
• The clerk licks the manger's arse.
  这个职损拼命拍经理马屁。
• He was ready to take his licks.
  他准备挨打。
• It scratches, licks or dozes off.
  有搔痒、舐毛、打瞌睡等动作；
• 'It's one thing when you come home and your dog sees you and jumps on you and licks you and knows that good things are about to happen.
  当你回到家时，你的狗一见到你就会扑到你怀里，不停地舔你，它知道有好事要降临了。
• She licks her lips out of habit.
  她舐嘴唇是出于习惯。
• 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。