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。
• China Art of contemporary era licks its value and fascination into shape just in this kind of variable space-time.
  正是在这样一种变数横生的时空中，中国当代艺术塑造了自身的价值和魅力。
• Dogs, cats, other wild carnivores and certain bats may transmit the disease. Bites, scratches and even licks on damaged skin by infected animals pose a risk of rabies.
  狗，猫和其它食肉动物和某些蝙蝠会传染这种疾病。让带有这种病毒的动物咬伤，抓伤甚至舔了受伤的皮肤后，都有染上狂犬病的危险。
• He was ready to take his licks.
  他准备挨打。
• 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。
• I had given him a few good licks in return.
  我也重重地回敬了他好几拳。
• It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
  当她用舌头舔它时他还在摇晃。
• Bob Geldof: I think almost uniquely possibly in music and certainly in guitar, are a guitarist's paces, his, all his solos or his little licks can be hummed by practically everyone in the world.
  鲍勃·吉尔多夫：我想他编曲的风格独特，尤其是吉他弹奏，用的是吉他手的节奏。他所有的独唱部分都有他即兴加入的小过门，几乎每个人都能轻轻哼出来。
• She licks her lips out of habit.
  她舐嘴唇是出于习惯。
• Practice Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Time Using These Licks and Riffs.
  实践提示，以获得您大部分的时间都用这些舔和功效。