lick
verb
uk/lɪk/us/lɪk/lickverb(MOVE TONGUE)
B2[T]
tomovethetongueacrossthesurfaceof something:
舔，舐He licked thechocolateoff hisfingers.他把手指上的巧克力舔干净了。
She licked thestampsandstuckthem on theparcel.她舔了一下邮票，然后贴在包裹上。
[T,I+ prep]
Ifflamesorwaveslick something, theypassover itquicklyortouchitlightlylike atongue:
（火焰）蔓延，掠过，吞卷；（波浪）拍击，冲刷Within a fewsecondsflameswere lickingatthecurtains.几秒钟之内火舌就蔓延到了窗帘。
- Lick theenvelopeandsealit.
- They lickedtheirlollies.
- Weatethecakesand lickedourfingers.
- They lickedwaterfrom thewindowpanes.
- Thecatlickeditskittensclean.
Biting, chewing & swallowing
- bit
- bite
- biter
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- non-biting
- peck
- peck atsomething
- rumination
- suck
- unbitten
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Touching & feeling
lickverb(DEFEAT)
[T]informal
todefeateasilyin acompetition,fight, etc.:
（在竞赛、争斗等中）轻易打败，轻取We'll lick the otherteams.我们将一举击败其他球队。
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- moral victory
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- sweep the boardidiom
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- thrash
Idioms
have (got)somethinglicked
licksomeone'sboots
lickyourlips
lickyourwounds
lick
noun
uk/lɪk/us/lɪk/licknoun(HIT)
[C]old-fashionedinformal
theactofhittingsomeone with something such as awhip
抽打，鞭打Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- tar
- wallop
- whop
- whup
licknoun(SPEED)
at a fair, great, etc. lickUKinformal
at afastspeed:
快速，飞速Thetrainsgo by at ahellof a lick.火车疾驰而过。
Fast and rapid
- (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
- apace
- as fast asyourlegs would carryyouidiom
- as ifit isgoing out of styleidiom
- at a rate of knotsidiom
- fleet
- hypersonic
- in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
- Jack Robinson
- lickety-split
- like a shotidiom
- prompt
- smartly
- souped-up
- spanking
- spread like wildfireidiom
- streak
- super-express
- superfast
- wildfire
licknoun(SMALL AMOUNT)
[C]informal
asmallamountorthinlayer:
少量；薄层Thelivingroomcould do with a lickofpaint.起居室薄薄地刷一层油漆就行了。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dollop
- fraction
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- swatch
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
licknoun(MUSIC)
[C]musicspecialized
injazzorrockmusic, ashortseriesofnotesplayedby onemusician
（爵士乐或摇滚乐中的）小过门Musical pieces
- arrangement
- ballade
- bolero
- bossa nova
- Britannia
- chorus
- fantasia
- hook
- melody
- multi-part
- nocturne
- octet
- opus
- passage
- reel
- signature tune
- solo
- song form
- streetscape
- string quartet
licknoun(TONGUE)
[C]
theactionof licking something:
舔，舐Can Ihavea lick ofyouricecream?我可以尝一口你的冰激凌吗？
Biting, chewing & swallowing
- bit
- bite
- biter
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- non-biting
- peck
- peck atsomething
- rumination
- suck
- unbitten
Idiom
a lick and a promise