lick/lɪk/

vt

1. 舐，舐去，舐食

• The dog licked the boy's foot. 狗舔男孩的脚。

• The cat is licking the milk. 猫在舔喝牛奶。

• lick the back of a postage stamp 舐邮票背面

2. (火焰或波浪)吞卷

• The flame is licking the building. 火焰在吞卷着那栋楼。

3. (比赛等中)战胜，超越

• They licked a professional team. 他们打败了一支职业队。

lick one's lips见lip lick one's wounds (失败后)恢复元气

• He went to another city to lick his wounds. 他去另一个城市重整旗鼓。

lick sb.'s boots 奉承，巴结

• He licked his boss' boots. 他巴结自己的老板。

lick sb.(或sth.) into shape 使成型，使像样

• We need one more month to lick the project into shape. 我们还需要一个月才能把项目做出来。