licked的中文翻譯是什麼意思

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...

  她把信摺好，用力舔了舔信封的折口。

• The dog rose awkwardly to his feet and licked the man's hand excitedly.

  那隻狗笨拙地站起來，興奮地舔著那個男人的手。

VERB輕易打敗；輕鬆戰勝

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...

  如果公平較量，他也許能將我們所有人都輕易打敗。

• The Chancellor's upbeat message that the Government had licked inflation for good was marred by more job losses.

  總理樂觀地聲稱政府已經一勞永逸地解決了通貨膨脹問題，但更多人的失業卻令這一訊息大為減色。

VERB（火焰）觸及，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...

  大火蔓燒過廚房的天花板咆哮而來，紅色的火舌朝門廳內捲去。

• The apex of the flames licked the crimson sky.

  火焰的舌尖舔卷著緋紅色的天空。

N-COUNT少量；一點

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顯得更亮堂。

N-COUNT小過門（吉他演奏的歌曲）；（即興插入的）爵士樂裝飾樂句

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.

  用重金屬吉他演奏的尖厲過門

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to lick your lips