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a lick of sth
常用于否定句，表示‘丝毫’
He didn't have a lick of sense.
他一点理智都没有。
舔；一舔
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
舔；一舔
The act of licking or a stroke of the tongue
He didn't have a lick of sense.
他一点理智都没有。
舔的动作；舌头的一次舔
The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
快速赚钱的机会,通常通过非法手段,如抢劫、毒品交易等,或其受害者；多用于短语动词:hit a lick, hit licks
An instance or opportunity to earn money fast, usually by illegal means, thus a heist, drug deal etc. or its victim; mostly used in phrasal verbs: hit a lick, hit licks
一舔所得的(物质)量。
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
快速且随意的涂抹,就像用舌头舔一样
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
The dog gave my hand a friendly lick.
狗友好地舔了一下我的手。
She took a lick of the ice cream cone.
她舔了一下冰淇淋蛋筒。
One lick of the spoon told me the soup was too salty.
舔了一下勺子，我就知道汤太咸了。
常用于否定句，表示‘丝毫’
He didn't have a lick of sense.
他一点理智都没有。
The cat gave the milk a lick.
猫舔了一下牛奶。
非正式，意为‘迅速地’
She finished the book at a lick.
她一溜烟读完了那本书。
Not this
Can I lick your ice cream?
Use this
Can I have a lick of your ice cream?
这里应使用名词形式 'a lick' 表示'舔一下'，而不是动词 'lick'。动词 'lick' 表示整个舔的动作，而名词 'a lick' 指一次舔或少量，常用于请求尝一口。
Not this
I want some lick of the cake.
Use this
I want a lick of the cake.
名词 'lick' 是可数名词，表示'一次舔'，应使用不定冠词 'a'，而不是不可数限定词 'some'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
少量油漆；随便刷的一层漆
The old table just needs a lick of paint to look new.
这张旧桌子只需刷一点油漆就会焕然一新。
快速舔一下
The dog gave my face a quick lick.
那只狗在我的脸上快速地舔了一下。
盐渍地（动物舔食盐分的地方）
The deer gathered at the natural salt lick.
鹿群聚集在天然的盐渍地上。
吉他乐句（短小的即兴片段）
He played a catchy guitar lick in the middle of the song.
他在歌曲中间弹了一段悦耳动听的吉他乐句。
快速捞一笔（常指用非法手段）
The two men planned to hit a lick and split the money.
这两个人打算迅速捞一笔然后分钱。
一层薄薄的油漆；快速刷一遍漆（尤指为了改善外观）
The house needs a lick of paint before we put it on the market.
我们把这房子挂牌出售之前，需要给它刷一遍漆。
草草了事；马虎应付
He didn't wash the car properly — he just gave it a lick and a promise before leaving.
他没有认真洗车——只是临出门前草草弄了一下。
（通常指通过非法途径）快速赚一笔钱；大捞一笔
He hit a lick selling stolen phones and got caught a week later.
他靠卖偷来的手机捞了一笔，结果一周后就被抓了。
经典爵士乐句
A famous jazz melodic phrase used in improvisation, now a popular meme in music communities and used in many songs.
爵士即兴演奏中一段著名的旋律乐句，如今已成为音乐圈的热门梗，并在许多歌曲中出现。
Use lick naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 lick 首字母 l 想成伸出的舌头，舌尖一碰就是‘舔’的动作。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、烹饪、动物行为 名词义项中以“舔的动作”最为常用，通常为中性，适用于日常对话和一般描述，常见于烹饪、动物行为等场景。该词还有其他口语或俚语义项（如 hit a lick），使用时需注意语境。
All the listed words rhyme with lick, sharing the final sound /ɪk/ and the spelling -ick. Be careful: like (/laɪk/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme, and leak (/liːk/) also differs in vowel length and quality.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.