lick
/lɪk; lɪk/ v
1 [Tn, Cn.a] pass the tongue over (sb/sth) 舔（某人[某物]）
He licked his fingers. 他舔手指.
The cat was licking its fur. 猫在舔自己的毛.
lick the back of a postage stamp, ie to moisten the glue 舔邮票的反面（弄湿该处的胶水）
He licked the spoon clean. 他把小勺舔乾净了.
2 [Tn] (of waves or flames) touch (sth) lightly （指波浪或火焰）触及某物
flames beginning to lick the furniture 开始燃著家具的火焰.
3 [Tn] (sl 俚) defeat (sb) 打败（某人）.
4 (idm 习语) lick sb's `boots (infml 口); lick sb's `arse ( sl 讳, 俚) be servile towards sb 舔屁股. lick sb/sth into `shape (infml 口) make sb/sth efficient or presentable 使某人[某事物]成器或像样
The new recruits will be fine once they've been licked into shape. 新兵一经训练就是好样儿的. lick/smack one's `lips/`chops (infml 口) show eager enjoyment or anticipation of sth 舔嘴唇（自喜或期待某事）
The children licked their lips as the cake was cut. 蛋糕一切开, 孩子们就垂涎三尺了.
(fig 比喻) She's licking her chops at the thought of spending all that money! 她一想到能花那一大笔钱不觉心花怒放. lick one's `wounds try to restore one's strength or spirits after a defeat 自舐伤口（失败後以求恢复元气）
The disappointed losers crawled home to lick their wounds. 输者废然而返以重整旗鼓.
5 (phr v) lick sth from/off sth remove sth by licking 舔掉某物
lick blood from a cut, honey off a spoon 舔掉伤口上的血、 上的蜜. lick sth up take sth into the mouth by licking 将某物舔进嘴里
The cat licked up its milk. 猫把奶舔乾净了. lick, n
1 [C] stroke of the tongue in licking 舔
One last lick and the milk was gone. 剩奶最後一舔而光.
a lick of ice-cream 舔一下冰激 .
2 [sing] slight application (of paint, etc) （颜料等的）略施
The boat would look better with a lick of paint. 这小船稍加颜色就好看了.
3 [sing] (sl 俚) speed 速度: going at quite a, a fair old, a full, etc lick, ie quite, fairly, extremely fast 走得很快、 颇快、 极快等.
4 = salt-lick (salt).
5 (idm 习语) a ,lick and a `promise (infml 口) quick and careless attempt to clean or wash sth 迅速而马虎地弄乾净或清洗某物.