licks的中文翻译是什么意思

VERB舔

When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface.

• 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。

• 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。

VERB轻易打败；轻松战胜

If you lick someone or something, you easily defeat them in a fight or competition.

• 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。

• 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 fire lick somewhere or something, the fire begins to reach that place or thing and the flames touch it lightly and briefly.

• 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。

• 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

A lick of something is a small amount of it.

• 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

A lick is a short piece of music which is part of a song and is played on a guitar. A lick is also a short section in a piece of jazz, which the musician invents while they are playing.

• ...the screeching licks of heavy metal guitar.

  用重金属吉他演奏的尖厉过门

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