licking
n. 舔,舔一舔,鞭打
v. 舔( lick的现在分词 ); <口>打败; (波浪)轻拍; (火焰)吞卷
A licking is a severe defeat by someone in a fight, battle, or competition.
They gave us a hell of a licking.
他们把我们打得落花流水。
1. an unsuccessful ending
2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Licking his lips, he looked forward to an early election.
他急切盼望着能提早进行选举.
Licking his fingers, smoothing his eyebrows, patting his hair, ever the entertainer.
舔指头 、 拨弄眉毛 、 拍头发, 像个演员.
He listened to her licking lap.
他侧耳听着它吱吱吱舐食的声音.
The cat was licking its fur.
猫在舔自己的毛.
They lay under a bush , looking at us and their meat, licking their lips.
它们躺在灌木丛下, 垂涎三尺地看着我们和它们的肉.