the licking of sth
用 of 引出被舔的对象，前面多用定冠词 the，语气偏书面。
Constant licking of the wound helps the dog keep it clean.
不断舔伤口有助于狗保持伤口清洁。
舔；舐
舔的动作；挫折；鞭打
The act of licking something.
舔的动作
The act by which something is licked.
The dog gave the ice cream cone a single, quick licking before the owner pulled it away.
狗舔了一下冰淇淋蛋筒，主人很快就把它拿开了。
用法提示：此处licking作为名词，表示‘舔’的动作。
After losing the championship game, the team took a real licking from the critics.
输掉冠军赛后，该队受到了评论家的严厉批评。
用法提示：此处licking作为名词，表示‘挫折’或‘打击’。
In old-fashioned schools, a licking was a common punishment for misbehavior.
在旧式学校里，鞭打是常见的不当行为惩罚。
用法提示：此处licking作为名词，表示‘鞭打’。
用 of 引出被舔的对象，前面多用定冠词 the，语气偏书面。
Constant licking of the wound helps the dog keep it clean.
不断舔伤口有助于狗保持伤口清洁。
licking 在此为可数名词，常与 a、形容词和 from 短语连用，表示一次舔的动作。
The newborn calf stood still for a warm licking from its mother.
刚出生的小牛站着不动，让母牛亲昵地舔了一遍。
grammar · medium
易错句子The licking the stamp took a long time.
正确表达The licking of the stamp took a long time.
licking 在这里是名词，名词后接动作对象时要用介词 of 引出，不能像动词那样直接跟宾语；所以必须说 the licking of the stamp。
grammar · medium
易错句子The puppy gave my hand three licking.
正确表达The puppy gave my hand three lickings.
licking 作名词表示“舔一下”时可数，前面有数词 three 时要用复数形式 lickings，不能保留单数。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dog licking the bowl right now.
正确表达The dog is licking the bowl right now.
-ing 形式不能单独作谓语，现在进行时必须有助动词 be；中文“狗正在舔碗”没有对应的 be，学习者容易漏掉，应说 is licking。
两者都指用舌头接触表面，但“lick”常作动词，作名词时多指一次具体的“舔一下”，常与 a 连用；“licking”是名词，强调舔的行为或过程，常见于 the licking of... 这类表达。
拼写只差一个字母，但意思完全不同：“liking”表示喜爱或好感，与舌头动作无关；读音元音也不同，liking 为 /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/，licking 为 /ˈlɪkɪŋ/。
“lapping”指动物用舌头舐取液体（如喝水、喝奶），重点在“舐饮”，也可指波浪轻拍；“licking”只强调用舌头舔表面，不一定为了喝液体。
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