Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6212
lick
/lik/
verb
舔；舔食
核心释义
to stroke something with the tongue; to take something into the mouth with the tongue
- 1.
用舌头舔。
To stroke with the tongue.
- 2.
舔食；用舌头吞入。
To lap; to take in with the tongue.
- 3.
舔。
To lap.
用舌头舔。；舔食；用舌头吞入。；舔。；舔；卷过
用法In use
The cat licked the milk from the bowl.
用法提示：动词lick的过去式，表示用舌头将液体送入口中
She licked the icing off her fingers.
用法提示：动词lick的过去式，表示用舌头清除表面物质
The child is licking a lollipop.
用法提示：动词lick的现在分词形式，表示持续的舔动作
lick something
表示用舌头接触物体表面。
The dog licked its bowl clean.
狗把碗舔干净了。
lick someone
非正式用法，指在比赛或战斗中轻松击败对手。
Our team licked the champions.
我们队彻底击败了冠军队伍。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lick one's lips
- 舔嘴唇
- He licked his lips as he looked at the cake.他看着蛋糕舔了舔嘴唇。
- lick one's wounds
- 舔伤口（指失败后恢复）
- After the defeat, the team went home to lick their wounds.失败后，球队回家舔舐伤口。
- lick the plate
- 舔盘子
- The dog licked the plate clean.狗把盘子舔干净了。
- lick the competition
- 彻底击败竞争对手
- Our new product will lick the competition.我们的新产品将彻底击败竞争对手。
- lick a problem
- 解决问题
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象狗用舌头舔（lick）食盆，一下就把食物舔光，也指在比赛中彻底击败对手。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于描述用舌头接触物体（如舔食、舔干净），语域中性；在非正式比赛或竞争中，也可表示轻松击败，语域偏俚语。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常及物，后接名词或代词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ick (kick, pick, sick, stick, thick) rhyme with lick. Note: 'like' is a lookalike but does not rhyme (pronounced /laɪk/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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