lick

/lɪk/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

舔;舔食;(口语)轻易击败;轻松战胜

释义与例句

v. 舔;舔食
to move your tongue across something, especially food or a surface
  1. The cat licked its paws after finishing the milk.
    猫喝完牛奶后舔了舔爪子。
  2. He licked the ice cream before it melted down his hand.
    他赶紧舔了一口冰淇淋,免得它化到手上。
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  1. The puppy licked her face as soon as she sat down.
    她一坐下,小狗就舔她的脸。
v. (口语)轻易击败;轻松战胜
(informal) to defeat someone easily
  1. Our team licked the visitors by four goals to nil.
    我们队以四比零轻取客队。
  2. She licked her opponent in the final set.
    她在决胜盘轻松击败了对手。
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  1. He claims he can lick anyone at chess.
    他声称下棋能轻松赢过任何人。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 lick 表示用舌头舔;口语中“轻易击败”多见于非正式场合,正式表达宜用 beat 或 defeat。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • licking 惨败;挨揍
    非正式名词,常见于 take/get a licking,表示遭到惨败或挨打。
同义词
  • lap (动物)舔食;舐
    lap 多指动物用舌头舐食液体,常与 up 连用;lick 更通用,可指舔任何东西。“狗舔我的脸”说 The dog licked my face,不说 lapped my face。
    The kitten lapped up the milk from the saucer. 小猫把碟子里的牛奶舔光了。
反义词
  • lose 输掉;失败
    lick 表示“轻易击败”时,反义可用 lose(输掉)或 be beaten(被击败)。lick 属于非正式用法,正式写作中更常用 defeat 或 beat;“我们赢了比赛”说 We won the match,而不是 We licked the match。
    Our team lost the match by two goals. 我们队以两球之差输掉了比赛。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • leak 泄漏;漏出
    lick /lɪk/ 是“舔”;leak /liːk/ 是“泄漏”,拼写和读音都不同。不要把“水龙头在漏水”写成 The tap is licking,应为 The tap is leaking。
    Water was leaking from the pipe under the sink. 水正从水槽下面的管道里漏出来。
常见搭配
  • lick your lips 舔嘴唇(常表示期待或觉得好吃)
    She licked her lips as the cake was placed before her. 蛋糕端到她面前时,她舔了舔嘴唇。
  • lick something off 把某物舔掉
    The dog licked the sauce off the plate. 狗把盘子上的酱汁舔掉了。
  • a lick of paint 刷一层漆
    The gate just needs a lick of paint. 这扇门只需要刷一层漆。